Facade Poem by Kimberly Lindsey

I write, because I am alone, and seek to understand.
These feelings bubbling up inside, are many, so I hide.
I pretend that everything is okay, I do not want to deal with the pain.
Inside I hurt, I cry and keen, but you would never know, to look at me.

The outside shows a smiling face, bright eyes all a glow,
But I am really crying silent tears, and no one, seems to know.
I want to say; just leave me alone, let me cry in peace.
Or worse yet, just let me die, this pain is extreme.

Instead, I put the fake smile on.
Grin and nod at all the jokes.
But someone sees the crack,
of my carefully created façade.

I deny of course, that anything is wrong,
They don’t care you see.
When you tell them why you hurt so bad,
They become quiet, uncomfortable, ill at ease.

So when you see the crack, that exposes the truth,
Only ask if you really care.
We can always tell, if you are sincere,
And when your not, that hurts really bad.