put on a smile, force cheer into your voice
smile, and laugh, and mess around.
because no one can know that inside your head you are screaming,
or just numb.
no one can know that as soon as you get away, get to your room,
that you will try to make the pain go away.
but then there comes a yell
and you shoot up,
hiding the pain in your voice as you call back,
trying to fix your face so the moment you walk out that door,
no one knows.
and you are perfect and sweet and fine all over agin.
how long,
can you do this?
before you can't anymore.