Her name was Lila

Her name was Lila…

And no one really knew her

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She walked like she didn’t wanna be seen

Head down, headphones in

Same route every single day

Like she didn’t wanna stray too far away

People passed, never looked twice

She blended in with city lights

Quiet girl, kept to herself

Never asked nobody for help

But there was something in her eyes

Like she’d seen too much too young

Like she carried more than most

But never told no one

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Home wasn’t really home like that

More like somewhere she slept at night

Voices through the walls again

Another silent fight

She’d write things down she’d never say

Pages filled, then thrown away

Every word she couldn’t speak

Lived inside her quietly

Teachers said she “had potential”

Friends said she “seemed okay”

But nobody ever really saw

How much she’d drift away

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And no one ever asked her why

No one ever saw her cry

She disappeared inside herself

Right there in plain sight

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One night she didn’t come back home

Phone went dead, just silence

People talked for a day or two

Then moved on with their lives and

Funny how the world don’t stop

Even when somebody does

Funny how a missing name

Don’t shake things like it should

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You ever notice…

It’s always the quiet ones…

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Months went by, her name got lost

In conversations never had

Pictures faded, stories changed

From “she was there” to “that’s sad”

But somewhere in a notebook page

Still hidden out of sight

Were all the things she never said

That could’ve saved her life

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Her name was Lila…

And now no one says it