Maybe You'Ll Understand
If you look beyond my scars
Far, far away
You might just see the happy girl
That's starting to fade away.
If you look back to the past
And notice who I was
You'll notice now that who I am
Isn't really me.
If you look beyond my smile
Beyond my fading face
If you look beyond the pain
You might just feel the same.
If you look past my tears
And past the fallen blood
If you pass all of that
Then you will have fallen.
If you fall where I fell
Then you might notice too
This life I live is nothing
But a show that I put on for you.
If you look past my fake smile
Past my fake outside
Then you will see what is wrong
Deep, deep inside.
If you go down deep enough
You might get to my heart
If you see the crack in it
You'll know what fell apart.
If you travel through my blood
And look up at my skin
You might just see the scares
That show up deep within.
If you look beyond the scars
Beyond my fading arm
Maybe then, and only then
Will you understand...
Copyright © Jessica Berger | Year Posted 2008
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