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Inside she's a wreck When you see her she's perfectly fine Deep down her mind is a fucking mess When she's with you she seems happy When she's alone she's fragile like glass. The girl full of hopes and dreams She wants to escape her home where she cant sleep peacefully She wants to meet new people, explore the world go on fun road trips She wants to feel happy again And at midnight if you ask her "Are you okay" And she says I'm fine She won't be lying this time

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The poem describes a girl who looks fine on the outside but is struggling underneath. Around other people she seems happy, yet alone she is "fragile like glass." The speaker sees both sides of her: the cheerful surface and the messy, exhausted mind beneath it. The poem hints that home is part of the problem, since it's a place where she can't sleep peacefully.

What she wants is simple and hopeful: to meet new people, travel, take road trips, and feel happy again. The ending is the heart of the poem. When someone asks "Are you okay?" at midnight and she answers "I'm fine," the speaker says she "won't be lying this time." That could be read as a wish that she finally reaches real peace, or as a quiet sign that she has given up pretending. The mood is tender and sad, with a thread of hope. It feels like someone who cares watching closely and wishing she'd be allowed to heal.

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