Can anyone see this smile I'm fakin',
see how, inside, I'm constantly shakin'?
These people all claim they know me well,
yet no one can see through my crumblin' shell.
"I'm fine," I whisper, my sadness unknown,
they leave me to deal with this anguish alone.
I've hidden behind this wall most of my life,
I've managed so far, I've dealt with my strife.
Watching, slowly, as my blood leaks away,
it helps to keep life's true horrors at bay.
I pull down my sleeve to cover my hurt,
for approaching footsteps, I'm on the alert.
I guess my pretense is just all to real,
and no one knows of the pain that I feel.
The real me inside, where no one else can see,
can fool everyone else, so why can't I fool me?
