h e r

A ghost of a smile
Hints at her face
As her friends all laugh
She stares into space

One day she would laugh,
One day she would giggle,
But now she just closes her eyes
In hope she wouldn't be left so brittle

How did she fall in love
Harder than the pain could hit her.
How did she fall apart,
quicker than a hairpin trigger.

And to the girl at the back of the class,
That knows just how she felt.
Going through everything she's been through
Going through what she dealt