Superhero

By: Mary Galvin

On the outside I am a Superhero,

A lively, ambitious girl anyone can count on.

No matter the risk, anguish, or pain it causes me,

I will do anything I can to help others with a smile on my face.

On the inside however is where I console my secret identity.

I am lost, hurt, self-conscious, and ashamed.

I have bruises and scars to show the effects pain has put on me.

I slowly mend, but never will disregard.

I am two completely different people but never let the other self show.

Everyone knows a superhero never reveals her secret identity.