What you see and what you know <br />Is not the truth, just what I show <br />A gentle voice, a caring ear <br />A confidant to share your fears <br />A loyal friend with loving heart <br />But all of that, I'm playing the part <br />If the windows of the soul are found in the eyes <br />Mine are tinted with careful lies <br />For my true self was spawned from the dark <br />A human shell with a demon's spark <br />I shouldn't say I lack a soul <br />But rather mine's as black as coal <br />I feast on the fear you willingly share <br />While wearing the guise of someone who cares <br />And dire screams flavored with pain <br />Is a sound to be savored again and again <br />You've told me your dreams, so I know what to say <br />To open your heart without delay <br />So can you look beyond my smile <br />To see the shadows and dreams most vile? <br />For if you can't, and let me inside <br />You are mine with nowhere to hide<br /><br />Payyton Egerstaffer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/his-true-self/
