I like acting
I get to pretend to be someone I am not
I put on a mask and for 2 hours all my problems are out of the picture
My character is my only focus
I become this person
I am this person
The audience only sees me as this person
They only know me as this person
They do not know who I really am
They do not know my struggles, my flaws, or my insecurities
The problem appears when I become so good at acting
That it carries over into my daily life
People do not know the sick and twisted monster that I have created within myself
Some of my closest friends do not even know that
I battle with depression and anxiety
I have been trained well
Smile
Laugh
Tell a joke
Smile
Give someone a compliment
Ask someone about their day
Smile
Carry yourself lightly, the weight of the world is not on your shoulders
Laugh
Greet someone
Smile
I have been trained so well to entertain others
I have been programmed to put others happiness above mine
And its destroying me
YOU ARE READING
No One Said It Would Be Easy
PuisiNo One Said it Would Be Easy is a collection of poems from a troubled soul. It follows a girl with severe depression and her struggle to understand the world in her high school years.
