What The Mirror Doesn't Hide

The white of your dress does you no justice

We can all see what you really are

Broken

Shattered

Wrecked

The color of innocence doesn't suite you

It does nothing to hide what you wish to disappear

The cuts and scars on your arms are there for all to see

And the blood still stains the pretty white dress

But that doesn't mean you'll take it off

Because it's a beautiful dress

And it makes you look sweet

The little jacket you wear won't cover the thinness of you limbs

And it won't hide your bony body

But that doesn't mean you'll start eating

Because you're prettier this way

This way you're not fat

You hide nothing as you stare at me with as much innocence as you can muster

The dark lines around your eyes do nothing to hide

Hide the redness around your eyes and the real dark circles

Nor does it cover the pain everyone can see in your irises

But it doesn't mean you'll stop wearing the eyeliner

Because you like the way it looks

And the way it matches your hair

The smile on your face deceives no one

Everyone can tell its fake

And they can see how much it strains you through the red of your lipstick

But it doesn't mean you'll stop smiling

Because you think it fools everyone

That it makes people believe you're happy

The real you can't be hidden by the girl you see in the mirror

Everyone can see how much pain your in

And they all know how depressed you are

The girl looking in the mirror paused her mental bashing

And asked herself

"If everyone can see how much pain I'm in why don't they help me?"

Her reflection didn't answer

So she came with an answer of her own

"They just must not care"

A poem about depression and hiding who you are through a smile. Hope someone likes it.