Waking up and looking into the mirror was hard

Brushing my teeth, combing my hair, acting like nothing was wrong

Going throughout my day expressionless.

Everywhere I went, I was different

I was different and nobody knew

Nobody knew that he touched me

Nobody knew that I screamed

Nobody knew that I tried to run

Nobody knew that I cried every night

No one knew.

What did it matter if they did? No one could help me.

No one could undo what he did

I was broken, I was broken and no one could fix me.

He was everywhere

In my thoughts,

In my flashbacks,

my nightmares.

No one knew.

But I did.