I cry
No words to describe the pain
Not enough tears
To show the desperation.

Inside my body
I’m a tangled mess
Of hurt I can’t verbalise
Of suffering no-one understands.

During the day, I smile
No-one sees the sadness
No-one realises
I’m reaching out for help.

I long to be held
To be comforted
Inside I’m a small child
Holding in the tears.

Images haunt me
Like a ghost in the dark
To share them with
When I’m alone in my head.

So much darkness
All of it painful
Inside I’m frightened
Inside I’d dying.

written by a girl aged 18