Smiling With Grace

Breathing in deep Tearful thoughts of you Slowly letting air out My tears show through Slipping down my cheek One by one My eyes will be stained By the time my crying is done Crying in my pillow Trying not to make a peep Sobbing from these thoughts Through my pillow these tears will seep All alone I cry By myself upstairs Thinking in my head No one really cares Forcing myself to stop I wipe away my tears Wash my face and put on a smile The same fake smile I've had for years I walk down the stairs With that fake smile on my face According to you I walk, smiling with grace You'll never know the truth You don't need to know my pain You are the one that hurts me You use my name in vain I can't take this any longer I need to say goodbye The pain, the tears This fake smile has to die And so I say goodbye The weight lifted from my chest No longer having to deal with you And my mind can finally rest