i see your pain
it sits in your eyes
even with every smile
in every laugh
i can see it written on your face
"I'm fine, I'm happy."
lies you keep telling yourself
you don't want us to worry
and say that you're okay
but darling i know
i can see the sadness
the invisible scars that encompass your skin
and the wall that you build to keep yourself safe
your soul locked in a cage
begging, pleading to be free from a mind so dark
you long for a place you don't know exists
but darling if you step outside
you will see
that I will be waiting
with my arms held out wide
to help with each step
because you are not alone
