Look Away

Look at me, then look away. Don't let your eyes linger, or stay. If you look, please don't see, the sadness that lives within me. Don't see the pain, shadowed in my eyes. The hurt that I've tried to disguise. Don't count the lines, new to my face. The ones so deeply etched in place. They tell a story, told before, betrayal, sorrow, and so much more. A sad story, but not unique. So personal, please don't critique. So, if you happen to look my way, Look quickly, then look away. For, I don't want you to see, the empty person, I've come to be.