Why can't you see?

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I laugh alongside you; alongside everyone else, all of us just trying to fit in

Why is it so hard for you to see the real me, the one who is constantly pained by each hurtful comment, each whisper they assume I can't hear?

I laugh alongside you; the only thing stopping me from cracking this mask I show the world

Why is it so hard for you to see the fear I can only just keep hidden beneath the smiling surface the world knows?

I laugh alongside you; I don't know how much longer I can laugh.

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