A Mermaid With No Tail

She's the most beautiful
but for them, she's the ugliest.
She's the wisest
yet people treat her like a fool.

She can do anything
But no one believes in her.
She can go brighter
yet they kept pulling her in the dark.

She's young and wild
yet she can't be free.
She's sweet and innocent
but people's bitterness polluted her.

She's the girl who puts a smile
to avoid those tears to cry.
She's the girl who sleeps at night
with a pillow to cover her sobs.

The society made her this way.
With all the critics and judgments,
She can no longer be herself
For fear and despair ate her away.

How can she be free
when she can't be what she wants to be.
How will she fly up high
If her wings were stepped on by humanity?

There's no such thing as happily ever after.
To her, fairy tale is nothing but a fantasy.
She's not even alive anymore,
She's just awake and breathing.

There is no freedom nor peace inside her.
After all, she's a mermaid with no tail.
She's free but she really isn't.
Now she's just a girl waiting hopelessly.