Chicken Soup For The Soul- Redone

Sorrows Underneath

I think of all my problems.

I think of all my pain.

I think of all my sorrows,

Until I go insane.

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I think of all the smiles I've worn,

Which hide sorrows underneath.

No one seems to notice,

That I go through so much grief.

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My tears seem to keep flowing,

Inside my tired eyes.

Each time I want to tell you,

My words come out as lies.

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These days I'm feeling distant,

Far away and weak.

My sadness pulls me further,

From the happiness I seek.

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I've just begun to realize,

That my hopes and dreams are gone,

I'm walking down a dead-end road,

Humming a tuneless song.

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I'm standing on a rooftop,

Although I'm scared of heights,

I'm watching the cars beneath me move,

And somehow this doesn't feel right.

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Now I think of what I'm doing,

I know I should find a way,

To beat through my depression,

Will I be able to someday?

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Someone might be there,

To help me make it through,

Maybe they will listen,

And tell me what to do.

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I'm seeing through the darkness,

And I'm starting to trust a few,

I think I'll try to make it,

So I can be there for them, too.

-Zihanna Rahman