Your searching eyes watched my reaction
My shock, anguish,
Clearly displayed.
I fought back tears threatening to pour out
I fought back despair fighting to explode out
I fought back emotions rushing to spill out
"I can't cry," I told myself.
So I replaced the frown,
Faked a smile
and joked about it with watery eyes.
Unspoken words
Choked my throat,
They burned bitter like bile.
"Who's fault is this?"
"Who's to blame?"
Questions like thorns stinging my brain
They can't be tamed
But that's nothing compared to the
Pain.
I put up this facade,
Made up this whole masquerade.
I reminded myself to be brave
No matter how hard it is,
We can't escape
I forced my body to behave
I pretended everything was normal.
I pretended to be brave.
