The Pain Behind Her Smile

There is this pain inside of me that no one else can see,
a pain that I always hide deep inside of me.

some may call it anxiety some may say I am depressed,
but the only thing that I can say is that it gets my best. 

It causes an every day battle that I am fighting with myself,
and believe it or not it is considered to be bad health.

It fights me in the morning and makes it hard to get up,
and although I try to fight it, it will never stop.

Just because a person has a smile on their face,
Please remember that It does not mean that they are in a happy place.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Palli Avatar
May 9, 2016 at 1:14 PM
So sad! I can feel the pain.Well written couplets!
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