The Lier In Me

They want to know what I have to say,
So I scream and I cry but they won't listen.
Maybe I could get a few words in if they'll stop asking
"Are you okay?"
I'm so tired
I feel as if I could fall upon the floor
At any moment.
But I know I can't,
I gotta keep a straight face for them.
I gotta keep 'em all happy,
So they except me.
I gotta be quiet,
Keep this mouth shut,
Can't say a word,
Heaven forbid if they've heard.
Damaged hair covers this face.
Hiding what they might call a disgrace.
Shadows hug me tightly,
I wanna hug back.
But I know I can't,
I gotta be someone else.
Gotta shine a false light on me
...
Even though,
I know I can't,
I know I shouldn't
...
But it's the closest to reality,
I'll ever bring myself to be.

This lier in me.

Reviews

[Eliza]

I really like the way you wrote this, all with the typical idiotic question 'Are you okay?' where everyone already knows what the answer will be no, or a lie.
It also brings the feelings across of how everyone is in the end forced to one point to be a lier, even if just for the sake of others, because they wouldn't understand.
It' making me relate, and I thank you for sharing this writing.