She

To the world she is a light
She smiles, she glows.
She laughs, she loves.

But who can see her?
Who can see into her soul?
Who really knows her?

She looks into the mirror.
She looks older and more worldly.
She looks sadder and more tired.

There is an invisible cord
that strangles her heart.
Her inner struggles
she hides so well.

But she keeps smiling.
Knowing that one day,
She will find peace.