On the outside
I wear a mask
One that smiles and laughs
It lies and deceives
This mask hides everything that's lays beneath
I have a mask for every occasion
They like to pretend they are something I am not
At school you could find me laughing
Smiling even
But no one sees what's going on inside my head
At home my mask is a blank slate
I don't talk much let alone leave my room
I spend most of my time at home in my bed
My mask likes to pity those in sorrow
To act better than those who walk around all high and mighty with the fake confidence it produces
It pretends to care
It acts loving and kind
On the inside
I am none of those things
I hide behind it all
Fear of being judged
I'm not confident
I hardly care as much as I seem
I don't want to laugh
I do not want to smile
But I also do not want to face the questions following
"Are you ok"
"What's wrong"
"Did something happen"
Just because I'm not always joyful doesn't mean I'm upset
I'm tired
I don't want to feel like I have to be happy all of the time
Its exhausting
I feel worn out
But now I'm stuck
On the surface
I've created a face for myself that everyone now expects
Now everyday I must fulfill that expectation
Or I'll get judged for that too
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Simple Poetry
PoetryThis is for me to post any type of poetry write. It wont all be about me. Some of them I wrote for a class and others just for fun. This is going to be a place for me to rant out my feelings without feeling judged. (This might not just be poems, but...
