Invisible (an acrostic poem)

I’m the invisible girl
Nobody knows exists,
Visible only to myself.
I shrink from view
Strategically blending
Into the background.
Boys can’t see past
Lies crafted to deceive,
Each built atop the last.

There’s too much at stake.
Reality’s far too harsh
A dangerous truth
Nobody survives,
Social suicide.

Gathering strength
I step into the light.
Rare beauty now seen,
Lying no more.

~ elr