Her Secrets

She is a little girl you've know since you were three
She means the world to you and me
She is always laughing with a smile on her face
When life is hectic she'll slow down your pace
She gives you a hug and heads on home
She promises you can talk on the phone
There's something about her you don't know
Something that worsens as she continues to grow
She aches all day and cries all night
Because all her parents do is fight
She cries and she screams when no one's there
She's beginning to feel like no one cares
She keeps on searching for ways to cope
She's tried the beer and the dope
They didn't work she still hurts inside
She even thinks of suicide
When you called she didn't want to talk
You begged her to come and go for a walk
She tells you her father causes her harm
Then lifts up her sleeve to show you her arm
You see the scars old and new
In your heart you know what to do
" I'll always love you and always be there"
You tell her a friend like her is rare
You give her a hug and wipe away her tears
And think of good times in upcoming years
No one else knows what happened that day
You promised your friend that's how it would stay
No one can tell, she seems so content
But you know of those horrible nights she spent