A smile on my face <br />That’s all you can see <br />What of the tears I keep from you? <br />Countless nights I’ve fallen asleep crying <br />My laughter <br />That’s all you can hear <br />What of the cries for help I yearn to set free? <br />The desire to just run away and leave this all behind <br />Wishing I could fly far away <br />You see the skin I show <br />What of the ugly scars I hide from the world? <br />Remnants of my weakest hours <br />When I gave in to the temptation that a blade holds <br />Release from this hell <br />Wearing a mask to be accepted <br />Just wishing you’d wake up and see <br />All is not what it seems.<br /><br />Marijke van Staden<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/all-is-not-what-it-seems/
