The Way Of Life

One foot

Infront of the other

Head held high

Flat expression

On my face

The only sign

Of any emotion

Are my fists

Clenched by my sides

Or my thumb

Tapping each finger

Back and forth

Everything else

Is precise

Perfect

And in control

Because

That's the person

People like best

Or

That's the person

People are too afraid

To bully

Or mock

Or tease

Wherever I go

Especially

If I'm alone

I look perfect

I look like

Nothing can hurt me

Because once enough people

Believe that

Maybe I will too

Sometimes its worse

Sometimes

I have to zip up

My hoodie

Because

I've seen boys

I've heard of boys

Taking a crop top

As an invitation

There are times

When I smile

I have to be careful

If it's

Too friendly

Than they think

I want them

If I barely smile

Than I'm a

Thing no one

Wants to be called

So I put

One foot

Infront of the other

And have my head held high

With a flat expression

On my face

And allow myself 

To loose control

Only with my clenched fists

Or my tapping fingers

That's what I do

Maybe because I'm

Overreacting

Or maybe because

I've seen the news

And seen the statistics

And I don't want

It to happen to me

I don't want boys

Or even men

To think

That they get

To do that

To me

Or anyone