BEING HUMAN

I smile through my tears,

I hide my sadness in empty chatter,

And I fool everyone,

And I am so proud for having perfected,

This stony facade I use so often,

To shut the entire world out.

I shrug my shoulder dismissively,

And pretend that I don't give a damn,

Even though deep down I am hurting,

And I am so proud when everyone buys it,

They all say how strong I am.

When someone breaks my heart,

I recoil back in to my shell,

And build walls around my heart

I laugh, I dance, I pretend to be happy,

Just to cover the crumbling crashes of my heart,

And I almost laugh out loud,

Almost,

When the whole world believes it,

They say I have a heart of stone,

That can not be swayed or crushed,

They envy me,

I smile through my failures,

I smile through my pain,

But

Late at night I cry,

Because I have fooled everyone,

Even the people I love,

All I want,

Is for someone to look a little closer,

And see the pain I hide inside,

For someone to tell me it's okay to hurt,

That it is okay to be human.

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