Is Anybody Listening

Is anybody listening?

I cry from my bedroom after a long hard day;

I punch things in anger, kick and scream in my room.

A cry for help, thats what it's called right? but no one ever notices.

There's kids everywhere just like me I tell myself, kids just like me my mother always says.

I try my best to express my feelings verbally but;

Is anybody Listening?

The kids at school bullied me day after day

Be strong my father told me, ignore them and they will go away

I try to tell him I am ignoring them but of course he doesn't listen

Is anybody Listening?

My nana always asks if I want to invite friends over, "what friends" I reply over and over

I get told i'll make friends I just have to be patient

I go to my room and start to think that maybe that girl only pulled my hair because she wanted to be my friend

Maybe that boy pushed me over because he wanted to be my friend

Of course those actions aren't friendly, maybe I just don't fit in

My father walks in and stares at me with a blank facial expression,

I cry out to him "father why does no one want to be my friend", my father replies "don't be silly I'm sure you have lots of friends"

Weeks go by, still nothing has changed and I still have this one burning question deep inside,

Is anybody listening?