A Smile Only Hides The Pain... Poem by Jessie Ward

I wait and wait to only say nothing
You look so happy why can't I be?
Hiding all the bruises and
all the cuts deep down inside.

My heart is screaming
yet i can't make a single
noise or even a sound.
Please don't ask me why.

Because then all you will
see is me cry.
All i need is pure silence
and maybe then
I won't need to hide this and smile

because my smile is my strength
and strength is nothing
then how well you hide your
true pain.