Tears fall fast
behind my smile
Inside I’m dying
but no one sees
This happy face
is my protection
This cheerful smile
and elaborate mask
Nobody knows
who I really am
No one but me
see all of my fears
Glimpses are shown
to a chosen few
but the full extent
is behind closed doors
The pain is pushed down
The tears wiped away
Fears locked away
from prying eyes
A smile carefully applied
To be shown to the world
I try to be brave
to hide this hurt
but once in a while
the smile cracks
the mask slips
and I shine through
But still they are blind
to what I feel
too involved in
their silly games
I’m not being moody!
I’m not being unfair!
My anger is just
part of this pain
the sarcasm a disguise
for a cry for help
the tears still fall
behind my smile
inside I die
piece by piece
-Kelsey