dear moon,
and i'll warn
you once again —don't ask me
' how are
you doing 'because then
i would have
to say ' i'm
just fine '
while tears
spill from
my eyesdon't question
' what's wrong 'because i then
i would have to
say ' nothing
everything is great '
while a pretty
smile is forced
upon my facedon't tell me
' life gets better 'because then i
would have to
say ' hopefully '
while i'm screaming
on the insidedon't comfort
me with ' stay
strong 'because then i would
have to say ' i'll try '
while i'm dying
insidei'm
reaching
the limit — of
how many times
i can lie (to you
and everyone one else)