Hidden Poem by Samantha Boatwood

I stand alone among thousands of souls
My world is torn and filled with noise,
Yet all I can hear is the beat of my heart
Strumming so loudly with a deafening hum.

I hear noise all around me but I am frozen in time
For what seems to be an hour, is life passing me by
My eyes filled with tears, they have welled up so high
Tears stream down my face and I cannot hide
People are staring, looking at me
Their eyes fill with pity, yet they walk by me,
Others don't see, they pretend I'm not there,
They don't know me why should they care.

I dropp to my knees, my heart shatters in two
I'm gasping for air but I cannot breathe,
Will no one see, I'm so battered and bruised
Life seems so hard when your broken in two.

Still the world goes on that second has gone
I must pick myself up and march along,
I must march to the beat that we all walk to,
No one must know, just how I feel.

I will laugh so hard, it will make me cry
These are not tears of joy, they are masked by a lie
I'll hide the truth, in the pit of my soul,
This secret is mine and mine alone.

Yet that not the truth, because God will know,
He sees everything so I am not alone
I will hide with Him on the coldest of days
And take comfort in His arms as I pray.

Lord give me the strenght to live everyday
Guide me on the path show me the way.