THE STRONG ONE
by Alina Todd
All the world's a stage,
And she but an actress upon it
She can act her way through anything,
No one has a thought about it.
She's the one who's always there,
In glory, death, depression, and fear.
She'll help her friends through anything.
And from her you'll never see a single tear.
In chaos she'll take over.
She'll bring order to it all.
In the crucial times she'll stand by you,
And help you up if you fall.
In glory she'll be watching
To see you at your best.
You'll never hear her moan and groan,
For helping you past the test.
But no one thinks about the strong one.
And no one sees her cry at night.
They think nothing ever gets to her.
They can't see her emotional fight.
She acts like she can handle it.
She acts like nothing's wrong.
Because everyone seems to buy her act
She thinks her acting makes her strong.
She wants someone to help her.
She wants to take off her mask.
If only someone knew what she was thinking,
If only someone would ask...