she cries
a lot
her eyes bleed color
tears running through her blush and mascara

she is an expressionist
her face is always vibrant
because behind lies a mind brimming with cloud scattered skies
seas over spilling
forests over growing
ice and fire mingling
the features of the world are exaggerated
her senses sensitive to the environment
invite her to see what it feels to be
a melodic key within a symphony

she likes to live surrounded by trees and sound
by family and friends
indulging in tears and laughter
all that lives within her rises to the surface
she breathes and releases her feelings into the air

she stares from behind the windows at the outcast sky
at the city she loves and the faces she survives
and she cries
her eyes bleed color
tears running through her blush and mascara
she lies back,
retreating into her mind,
and closes her eyes
and her make-up dries

—By Maureen N., 18, United Kingdom