Coraline In Sixteen Lines

The world is not at all it seems
Surprises lie in empty spaces
Pay close attention to the seams
That hold together happy faces

It is not impossible to relate I know
To my family but I feel so lonely
In a garden something special grows
Though no one knows so it's just for me

I would rather share what I am thinking
But who would listen so the flowers wither
In this social isolation that has me sinking
Still I will travel from there to hither

And find my friends or let them find me
A cat, some ghosts, and people even stranger
With those eyes how can they see
We will do well as long as we do not linger