A Smile to Conceal the Pain

She lies everyday

To strangers

To loved ones

She pretends she's okay

In reality she's crying inside.

She avoids eye contact at all times

She plasters a smile on her face

Forces herself to laugh at people's dumb jokes

Avoids their eyes, those prying eyes

In reality, she's dying inside.

What will it take for people to see

She's a hazard to herself?

She's never been happy

Always been different

She's crying out for help

No one takes much notice

They're all wrapped up in their own Utopia

She cries herself to sleep most nights,

But, just tonight, she spends it writing

As she takes her own life.