Unheard Whispers
I try and try, but no one can see
That I'm hurt, that I'm broken,
That I'm not even me.
They think I'm fine
Because I tell them those lies.
I tell myself I'm okay,
But inside I want to cry.
No one understands,
So I will just keep quiet.
My words mean nothing.
They don't buy it.
I whisper, trying to be noticed,
But when I get their attention
My fake smile returns
And I am once again that fat boy
Everyone yearns to know.
I'm afraid that my feelings will scare them away,
Make them wake from their fake world of perfection.
My dreams have been shattered
By reality long ago.
Why mess up their perfect lie?
Copyright © Don Bukana | Year Posted 2017
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