Smile

A quick tale of a person who was told to hide their depression.

Smiling is good,

That's what they all said,

So I tried the best I could,

But I still found it as painful as can be.

They wanted me to hide it,

They didn't like me crying,

They begged for me to try it,

Although I really was trying,

I guess they couldn't see it,

Because on the inside I'm slowly dying,

But I can't quit,

Because I know they hate to see me crying.

So I did my best,

I put on a mask,

It was almost like a test,

Because this was no easy task.

I felt like I'd been city cursed,

My mood began to fall apart,

As my condition worsened,

And began to rip at my heart.

Then one day I decided I couldn't take it,

I got ready to face my fears,

It was time to end it,

I was tired of hiding my tears.

Now I'm gone,

I became unknown,

I did as they said I should,

My time here is now done,

I died alone,

After all, in the end, they all lied, smiling isn't good.

Reviews

[Stacy Purvis]

Such emotion, staying true to yourself...sadness is an emotion you may freely feel. No one owns your emotions save you. Thank you for sharing.

[matrixmark]

Depression...such a sad thing to see people suffer with this and even harder for the person who suffers with it.
You left this on such a sad, hearwrenching note which was because of the powrful writing that came before. It can never be easy to write a piece on such a difficult subject for which so many suffer.
I applaud you in writing this.
Its kind of difficult to find the right words to leave with.
So in closing i will say, this was well written and thought out. I ams sure many will relate to it.

Mark.