I’m Just Like Other Girls

I’m just like other girls

Quiet voices, busy brains

I hold my breath

With every sight

 

Precautious of the consequences 

Putting others before myself

What can I say?

I’m just like other girls

 

Girls with stretch marks

With burns and bruises

Girls with untold secrets

With pale cheeks and hollow eyes

 

I’m just like other girls

The girls who cry and scream and wail

I’m just like other girls

The girls who fake their smiles, their joy, their happiness

 

But I’m not

I’m not like other girls

I speak up

I don’t the voices in my head take over

 

I’m not like other girls

I’m just a bit braver, a bit calmer, a bit more…

I’m not going to give up

I won’t give up