I've withdrawn into myself                                                         hiding  within  a fragile shell                                                            ­  Smile  until it hurts my face                                                             ­        Maintaining, mask still in place                                                            ­  Sometimes I think others can see                                                              ­        the cracks that are part of me                                                                          I  tell everyone that I am okay                                                             ­ foundation covers my dismay                                                           ­   As  I  blink back hot tears                                                            ­         raise  my glass and say cheers                                                           ­                     I'm  a master of disguise                                                         ­                   that  even  I don't recognize