When you see me

When you see me, you see the outer image of me.

You see the me I put out into the world.

What you don’t see is my heart broken into a million pieces you don’t see the effort I put in to stop from crying

You don’t see me trying to control my anxiety when I’m in the presence of another little girl.

you don’t see me screaming in the inside with anguish because I would give anything to have that.

You don’t see the fear I carry because I know what can happen in the blink of an eye.