A Better Life Poem by Silence Dogood

Theres this girl at our school.
Who is always alone.
She doesnt have money.
Or even a home.

She eats paperbag lunches.
And begs on the streets.
She has so many scars.
From the times she got beat.

At school nobody asks.
What happened to her.
They wonder in secret.
But she never says a word.

Everybody watches.
But no one really sees.
Shes locked away her voice.
And thrown away the key.

People will stare.
And spread a few lies.
But no matter what happens.
She never cries.

People will push.
And shove her away.
She'll have a black eye.
But survive the day.

Sometimes I wonder.
About her scars.
What did she do.
I watch from afar.

I can see a strength.
Thats buried inside.
Nobody sees it.
What life she hides.

Theres an end to this story.
Shes too afraid to tell.
Living in poverty.
And a padded cell.

She'll go insane.
Before the truth is found.
She'll be punched and kicked.
But wont stay on the ground.

I'll look at her like everyone else.
I'll do nothing to ease her pain.
She'll come to school with cuts and scars.
While I am filled with shame.

Just because shes okay.
Doesnt mean its right.
She might be here now.
But deserves a better life.