She was a happy child that smiled all the time
Little did they know there was a storm inside
Raging nonstop
While she smiles sweetly at you she is hiding the damage
The pain that constantly ails her
She never thought about it much
Until one day she grew up
It got even worse and more painful than before
Hiding it got harder
The tears began to show
Tearing her heart apart
Ripping at her brain
She hides it to protect her family
To protect her friends
She acts fine all the time
When she really isn't
Only very few people know the pain that tears her apart
They know her false smiles and laughter
She tries to hide the tears and bottle the emotions
The storm is slowly getting stronger
She is getting weaker
Slowly crumbling away on the inside
Looking out on the world with a bittersweet smile
Knowing that one day she and everyone she knows will die
The numbness that creeps in every once in awhile is a relief
Rarely does it come to her
The realization that she is wasting her time on bottling herself up
Locking her heart away in a box so no one can reach it
Waiting for the day that it will all just stop and disappear
The sad reality of it is that it will never go away
Healing takes time
But she is so far into this dark void she can's find the way out
Running down the dark tunnels and halls
Looking for the exit sign
Looking for some sign of life
Looking for the light she used to carry within
The light that died inside of her long ago
The storm inside her never ceases to exist
Never seems to stop
Always tearing her apart
Slowly eating her away like moths eating fabric
Now she is nothing but a shell
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The Storm Inside
PoetryEveryone thinks she's happy and doing just fine, but on the inside it's pure chaos. She hides it from everyone. The storm that rages inside of her never stops. She shows them one side, but the other is trying to fight it's way out. A poem inspire...
