She Has It So Easy

You look at her and think she’s had it so easy, but you don’t know what’s happened to her, around her, through her, and what was fed to her.

The choices that were made when she was young shaped the decisions she made, because she was told what was right and what was wrong.

She can’t do this or say that, and she can only submit to a man because he knows best.

Her 20’s were hard, but she did the best she could, and they looked at her and thought, she’s had it so easy and she felt misunderstood.

Her 30’s improved but still weren’t that great but she smiled all the way through, and you couldn’t tell, because to you she has it so easy and doesn’t need any help from you.

She is so sweet and kind, how can someone like her understand how I feel? It is because she knows what it’s like to be forgotten, misunderstood, and invisible.

She was witness to terrible things that stayed in her body and too shameful to release.

She sees the hurt in your eyes as a mirror into her own, but you won’t know unless you ask, and you will see that she didn’t have it so easy and maybe not feel so alone.

You see her as a princess that has it all, but you don’t realize how many times she had to fall.

She appears young, free, and happy but you can’t see the hurt in her soul because she chooses to be kind instead of angry and all you see is she has it so easy.

What you see on the outside is not all she is, and how she feels on the inside she chooses to keep hid.

She’s built walls so strong; how can anyone know she doesn’t have it easy and shields them from the hurt she’s locked inside to avoid any overflow.

You think she’s had it so easy because how are you to tell that she walked through the fire and doesn’t even seem worn out or tired.

You see her smile, laugh, and listen to the words come out of your mouth, but you don’t ask her anything because you assume she’s had it so easy and all she can do is hold your hand while she shuts her mouth.

If someone is mean, rude, or cruel you can tell they’ve experienced a life of hell but when they are compassionate and empathetic you assume they’ve had it so easy and brush them off when they have a story to tell.

She’s wise beyond her years because she’s shed many tears, so before you say she’s had it so easy, pull up a seat and ask her what SHE has to say.