I'm an actress
A terrific actress
At my own expense
At times
I laugh
Joke
Play
Speak
But inside
I feel
Hollow
Can't be vulnerable
Being the strong one
Am not
Allowing myself
To remove the mask
To show the me
Behind the armor
Hollow
The proverbial
Joan of Arc
Warrior of self
For self
And sometimes
Against self
Hollow
Wooden feeling
Isolation
Running for the hills
Stop me
Please, someone
Stop me!
Heal my
Hollow life
I want to fly away
Eternity
Happy
Smiling
Full
Inside and out!