Loneliness

• Mackenzie Wilson , Grade 7
• Poetry
• 2022

I fake a smile every day,
Just so no one can see,
No one can see what is really underneath me,
Underneath this happy girl is someone who wants to be free.
A girl who wants to be loved,
Hugged,
Someone to hold her hand so she doesn’t fall,
I just want people to love me for who I am.
Even if I’m not pretty,
Or skinny,
I still need love,
And comfort,
I am human.

I do have feelings,
And this is how I feel,
And it is pretty real.