Mask

I know that look,

You're holding back,

You're afraid to get hurt,

As I'm covered with dirt,

I'm smiling,

Trying to hide the faint cry in my heart,

I'm laughing,

Ignoring the missing pieces that is now apart,

I don't know what to say,

I'm losing myself day by day,

I'm afraid to talk,

Fearing what I say will only scare you away,

I begin to fall and sulk,

Wishing I knew the words to say,

So I stand here, looking from a distance,

Content with just the smile in your face,

Wearing a mask as you look upon me,

Hoping it will hold,

My heart is bleeding inside,

But my desire will never be said,

As I'm tired,

A little scared and afraid,

Losing the pieces which completes me,

Trying to look the same.

By wearing a mask with a smile on the face,

Hiding whatever emotions, in order to move at my own pace.