Can no one see this smile I'm faking,
See how, inside, I'm constantly shaking?
These people all claim they know me well,
Yet no one can see through my crumbling shell?
"I'm fine", I whisper, my sadness unknown,
They leave me to deal with this anguish alone.
I've hidden behind this wall most of my life,
I've managed so far, I've dealt with my strife.
Watching as, slowly, my blood leaks away,
It helps to keep life's true horrors at bay.
I pull down my sleeve to cover my hurt,
For approaching footsteps, I'm on the alert.
I guess my pretense is just all too real,
No one has to know of the pain that I feel.
The real me inside, where no one can see,
I can fool everyone else, why can't I fool me?
Wings of wax will melt and fall apart,
But what if they are a true reflection of what's i
Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink
Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain;
<When we were born with no possession.
The love received was our concession.
No wo
When the day is done for the infantry,
they bow their heads and take a knee,
they
~When I first met you~
When I first met you, I didn't give it a second tho
Look at the beauty in her eyes,
a glow that shines like the sunrise.
Her sm
I've always underestimated myself,
Always tried to humble myself,
But when it cam
This is your time
to no longer be who you were,
to rise from the embers,
In our one short year together,
A love's grown deep within my heart
For such a ce
My dog has a special twist,
She can't go a day unkissed.
She's not
