What She Needed

She parted her hair and put the top of it up
So it lay flat against her spine
She smiled and laughed at all the right jokes
Just to prove that she was fine
She tore the world apart and built it back up
So it was exactly what she wanted to see
But as soon as she took a step back and let herself rest
She could not simply be
For she put on a show for the whole world to view
And it tore her up inside
She busied herself with anything that she could
Like mask she could use to hide
She was not this perfect girl that could do anything
She was a broken, tired thing
But she won't tell anyone the truth of her soul
Or the fact that she cannot sing
She's tearing herself up with every breath that she takes
And struggles to keep her face
Maybe she needs a sign to change all her ways
Or maybe just a truthful embrace