She's an over achiever, they say
Teachers pet, buzze kill, brown noser, they tease
But did you ever stop to think
To giver her room to breathe
'Cause did you know she's a person too
That she might have bloody sleeves and achy knees
All because of this weight of 'perfect' expectations
You don't know if she passes out, blacks out from the never rested stress
Trying to make you smile, you happy with what she's done so perfectly
But it's not enough to compare with all those greats
All those who 'never' break, never shake under that weight

They're an attention seeker, push over, people pleaser
Said to never flatter, never showing that they may be weaker
Always louder, speaking for an audience
Seemingly bold with no shame, laughing off half of the embarrassment
Joking with all their friends, but only feeling numb when it all becomes to much
Dealing with blurry veiws and shaky breaths
Always on the verge of an easy to trigger panic attack

He's a try hard, knuckle head, show off
But have you heard he breaks down too
We're all so focused on the facade we see and not the true mystery
We never seem to slow down enough to ask these questions 'What drives you?' 'Why do you feel the need to push?' or 'Do you need a break?'
He pushes himself to be the best and you do too
But there's a rest needed for everybody
Doesn't matter who they are or who they pretend to be

© Akki42