Picket Fences- a poem

I had written this a few months ago...I think I shared it with a few Facebook friends, but wanted to add it to my blog to share with more people.

A story book world, the small town dream
Things are not always as they seem

Innocence is an easy thing to take away
We are all born with it, but it gets lost along the way

Beautiful, intelligent, a heart filled with sadness
Constantly being drowned by the madness

The road to success is not always easy
Life is filled with too many people and things which are sleazy

People seem to assume it’s a one sided story
Praising from what they know and giving glory

You may think that one person has it all
But who are you to really make that call?

In life so many are judged from a one sided stance
Never giving the past a true glance

A suburban dream she lights up the room each day
But few know the price she had to pay

Call her naïve, crazy and stupid
She’s been harmed by the hand she thought was cupid

No one to go to, no where to turn
She survived on her own a lesson learned

Years and years went by and no one understood
On the outside she had it all but on the inside she was no good

So today if someone who seems to have it all struts into your life
Think long and hard before picking up that judgmental knife

Matter it not education, money or the small town dream
Things are not always as they seem

So next time you think someone has it all
Make sure you take the time to stall

And remember…

Sometimes the worst things in life are surrounded by picket fences