Echoes Of Silence Poem by Hannah La Gaire

I covered all my pains with a smile,
As I lied about my life and it killed me inside,
My conversations they dried,
As I pushed everyone aside.

I drift through the day going a stray,
Invisible to others I fade further away,
In a world full of many colors I'm painted in gray,
Longing for a moment where I can truly stay.

I wander through the crowd a shadow in the light,
A silent scream for help hidden out of sight,
Each laugh feels so distant a ghost in my own mind,
Yearning for connection but solace I can't find.

I hide my tears behind laughter which is a mask that I wear,
But inside I'm screaming does anyone care?
Caught in this silence I yearn to be free
To be seen for who I am just a glimpse of me.