My Pretend Happiness Poem by Savannah Allison

They laugh,
I cry,
they live,
while inside i die,

They talk about you,
I try not to listen,
their eyes are full of smiles,
while all mine do is glisten,

They flirt,
while i dont speak,
They stand strong,
while I am weak,

They chat about their men,
I sit and write,
they can sleep half the morning,
while I cant even sleep at night,

Their hearts are still whole,
while mines sliced in two,
they seem so sure of themselves,
while I dont know what to do,

While their faces wear makeup,
Mine is streaked with tears,
They live in a happy world,
Mines full of my fears,

And yet knowone seems to notice,
They all say that I look cute,
how i wish for a remote,
so I could press mute,
shut off all the fake smiles,
and say, THIS IS ME! ,
im unhappy,
isnt that something you can
see?