Another Day

by Nitah
(Namibia)

The day's events have put me down
I struggle to stay firm on the ground.
Behind that smile, that perfect smile
Is a girl well hidden with burdens as long as the Nile.
When nobody sees,
I unleash all my misery
As I struggle to be me
In a world that's not so free.
The day wears on,
more things could go wrong.
Just another day trying to be me,
As my woes hold me in captivity.