Never did I think that a teeter-totter would be used to relay this topic. I can totally relate; the little girl IS slaughtered... It's sad how people have to live like that; pasting a face on to get by... Very sad; the world shouldn't need to be pleased at people's expense.

Dark and interesting, I like the metaphor of a teeter-totter. I can't really tell if the first line is the beginning of the poem or the title. Anyway, nice work.

dancing on the blade of a razor. that what life is.