For You

There's a girl you look at and say,
"Wow, she really must got it all together."

Because she's always seems so cheerful, so joyful,
so happy wherever she goes.

Smiling and laughing,

waving at everyone she knows,

You wonder,

(perhaps even with some annoyance and jealousy despite your guilt for feeling so),

"Why is her life so great? What does she have that I don't?"

And you never consider,

that maybe her life isn't all that different from yours-

That she has her troubles,
her insecurities,

her fumbling doubts too.

Her moments of weakness-

that she just doesn't like to show (like you do).

And one day, it hits you,

and you finally do start to consider.

(Your annoyance and jealousy melts and they become replaced by curiousity and admiration.)

You see her smile and you think,
"Maybe it's not because she doesn't feel sadness like I do,

but because she knows that there's always a reason to."

There's a girl you look at and say,

"Wow, I wish I could be more like her."

And maybe she knows people look at her that way.

And then again, maybe she doesn't, but really should.