Have You Ever?

Have you ever
lived my life?
Spent one minute
in my shoes?
If you haven't
then tell me
why you judge
me as you do.

Do you know what it's like
to walk around school wondering
if you'll ever get noticed by
that cute guy in your science class,
or anyone else for that matter?

Do you know what it's like to
have your heart broken by
the one you thought you knew?

Do you know what it feels like
to wonder if you'll ever have
a boyfriend or even get your first kiss?

Do you know what it's like to be
teased day in and day out
for no reason? Destroying your
self-esteem?

Do you know how it feels
to lose yourself in so
many different things?
Or to fight with yourself
on a daily basis,
looking in the mirror,
hating what you see?

To have no self-control
or simply a reason to believe
that you have a right to live?
Wanting to speak out but,
no having the voice to do so.
Wanting to get help but,
being too afraid to show what's
hidden underneath
your masks of despair?

Have you ever
lived my life?
Spent one minute
in my shoes?
If you haven't
then tell me
why you judge
me as you do.