I know I have several extracts with this style, but I just need to get it off my chest.
"I'm okay", I whisper
A smile upon my face
I'm anything but
But who cares?
Maybe one day
I'll find someone who does
Who listens and tries
Even if I cry
But it's my fault
My fault if I cry
Because I can't trust
And instead I hide
But what would you say
Upon seeing this lie
Upon gazing a child
They thought was just fine
I fear their dismissal
Their scoffs at my pain
Because it's my fault
I want attention again
They don't get it!
And maybe deep down
I don't wish them to
Just leave me alone
With my dreams broken down
With my tears and my truth
I can hide as a clown
And I want to tell you
How I'm not okay
But how can a stranger
Carry this weight?
And it's so familiar now
Perhaps my only true friend
I shall trust no other
Only this silent pain
It's late this night
As I crumble again
And the truth behind the lies
Lies hidden in my smile
So why listen
To the raving of a madman
As words clash in their mind
Please, do me a favor and turn aside?
And in the light of day
The mask shall be worn
As I wave and smile
And I say "I'm fine"
And I swear, I'm fine
And I swear, I'm alive
July 3rd '22
YOU ARE READING
The Lost Dreams of a Broken Poet
Short StoryA collection of poems and short stories I write when I'm bored. Most of the themes are sad, so I hope that, in a hundred years when I'm long dead, students read them as part of their Literature lessons. XD ⚠Major character death in some stories⚠
