Acting only teaches pain
Acceptance is none at best.
Approval never happens here
But pride surfaces less.
Survival is the only game
And yet, no one plays the same.
Some, to play, feel blessed.
.
Who she truly is
Do you even know?
Fitting in can kill true colors
When they’re never shown.
She sits at home and cries each night
And with herself, she always fights.
Her own face, she wants to own.
.
Losing yourself to please others
If nothing short of theft.
Theft of their identity
And theft of hers, what’s left?
Who is she inside her soul?
Lost inside, it’s black as coal
Her hopes are on the cliff.
.
Acting is her daily routine
Accepting the pain that aches.
Approval for her new face
And pride for the smile she fakes.
Surviving guilt from screaming voices
In her head, taunting choices
Vexing her, it’s what she takes.
.
Who she truly is
She isn’t even sure.
No longer their extension
Yet, natural isn’t pure.
Never sure where to go
Or who to trust, friend or foe
Good and evil have their lures.
.
Damaged is what they call her
Feelings, they have no regards.
Doesn’t anyone see that
Life is already too hard?
Pushed in corner, she’ll weep
Knowing no longer how to sleep.
To end it, she needs only a shard.
.
Society believes it understands
Yet even she cannot.
Abuse and bullying keep her lame
Always leaving her distraught.
She knows deep down it’s here
And remains mute from fear
Yet informing of what she sought.
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You capture the pain and exclusion of a teenager very well. It's relatable. I think around this time you're just trying to figure out who you are which is sometimes difficult in a world that's telling you who to be. I like this poem. I felt like it was personal to you and that's something special
I find it hard to describe it as anything other than pathetic, but I loved this; I use pathetic in it's original meaning, "makes me cry." I'm strange like that.
I think you symbolize perfectly the emotion your average teen (thankfully methinks not me) feels, and although it is a slightly worn subject the prose of this piece makes it beautiful.
"Losing yourself to please others
Is nothing short of theft. "
My favorite lines. One of my biggest annoyances is peer pressure. I don't suffer from it, and in fact do the opposite of the norm most of the time. It also reminds me slightly of the communist manifesto; "Property is theft." and it shares the large meaning in so few words.
Huzzah,
Take That You Fiend!
Hey again!
I love also how it shows that we can show to people in the world that we are ok but on the inside, most teenagers are hurt and are crying out in silence.
This is great!
As an older teenager, I can feel how this is written and I can feel the words in the poem. It's such a personal poem and I think a lot can relate to this. Many teenagers can feel like this, feeling lost and not welcome as a person and wanting to be loved and noticed. I love it shows the universal thoughts from adults as to how we can be damaged but they don't want to put a name to it, just call us damaged.
This is really deep and I think a lot of people can relate.
This is a dramatic, yet deep poem in my opinion. I can see how this poem can relate to society. It's like how one shows that he or she is okay on the outside, but on the inside, that's the exact opposite. But again, it's a very good poem and keep up the good work
Amazing
This is awesome. I feel like u really captured the essence of what it is to be an adolescent in today's very confusing world. Nice job!
Hey! XD
Well this was very dramatic.
When I was reading the description I was thinking that this would be very heartfelt and open. And it was, you didn't disappoint.
'Who she truly is
She isn’t even sure.
No longer their extension
Yet, natural isn’t pure.
Never sure where to go
Or who to trust, friend or foe
Good and evil have their lures.' I think you're tapping into something here with the way you word your observations about the different genders and their behaviours. have you spent a lot of time watching people?
I love it when people write from experience because you can totally tell and it carries better.
'Vexing her, it’s what...' - Also, you've used some quite archaic language here which suggests the timelessness of the piece.
Great work of contrasts here.
Very impressive. Well done.
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This is really good. It's so hard to be yourself in a world that tells you how to look, think, and act. Trust me I know.
I especially like this line:
Acting is her daily routine
Accepting the pain that aches.
Approval for her new face
And pride for the smile she fakes.
Surviving guilt from screaming voices
In her head, taunting choices
Vexing her, it’s what she takes.
This line shows how not being yourself will only make you miserable.
Over all excellent writing! I really enjoyed it, and can't wait to read more of what you write
Happy Writing
-Ang920
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you seem like an awesome person and a great writer. Hit me up sometime 
Wow, that's deep. I unfortunately relate to this in wayy to many ways. This line really hit me:
Losing yourself to please others
If nothing short of theft.
Theft of their identity
And theft of hers, what’s left?
Who is she inside her soul?
Lost inside, it’s black as coal
Her hopes are on the cliff.
I don't have any nitpicks other than could you just add commas at the end of the stanzas without punctuation? Other than that wonderful job! And welcome to YWS!