I Am Happy
A Poem About Hiding Behind a Mask
I put up a wall
With a sturdy base
One that blocks my emotions
From being shown
To those
Who ask
“What’s wrong?”
To those
Who tell me to
“Let them in,”
A while ago
The wall
Didn’t exist
Not even a brick
But over the years
Block by block
It has been built higher and higher
Unable to be
Knocked down
No longer
Do people know whether I’m
Sad
Crying
Or struggling to live
Struggling to let another
Breath of air
In my lungs
I walk down the halls
Smile brighter than the sun
Talking to friends
Behind a wall
Of lies
Saying
“I am happy”
About the Creator
Gabi Dennerlein
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