march
to the beat of your drum
(quick, run!)
forging a path
through the brush
that only you dare traverse
(we are gaining)
.
they laugh,
cock their heads at the -
(mistake. flaw. failure. monster.)
- strange little girl
with kaleidoscope eyes
who likes to shatter mirrors
and watch them
f
a
l
l
to pieces
.
you don't hear it,
(don't lie pretty girl)
the taunting,
the calling,
the christening of nicknames.
(we are onto you)
but you do
oh how you do
.
one foot
infront of the other
you say
one foot infront of the other
(tightrope walk, balancing on a beam)
don't look back
(we will push you)
never give them the
satisfaction
(watch you fall)
of knowing that you can hear them
.
they don't dictate your life
(what a funny lie)
you carve your own
~destiny~
(we rule you)
just like the last
(even with your charmspeak)
.
but these little masks?
they have tiny flaws
(tap. tap. i see you bleeding red)
pip·er
/ˈpīpər/
noun
1. a girl who just wants to be loved
2. someone fighting a losing battle to break free from stereotypes