Shhhh!

As her heart grows heavy and her tears start to run dry.
She wants to cry, scream and shout!
She knows she won't, the world expects too much out of her.
She can feel the pressure, she feels the people breathe down her neck.
"You have to succeed, everyone depends on you." She tells herself.
Eyes that sting from the tears that no longer can flow,
heart that grows heavier every minute she thinks about it.
"Stop" she tells herself.
As she walks to the restroom to wash her face,
she looks up and see's her red swollen eyes,
SHe feels the burdens she has,
She smiles, and says, "I can do this! I can make everyone proud.
As she walks out the door, she sees her reflection once more that taunts her mind.
Once again she faces the world,
Once again she holds herself tight inside,
Once again, she'll put her best effort forth, not for herself, but for everyone else.