Feeling helpless, feeling lost,
I feel like I am falling, falling so fast.
Spiraling down into the unknown,
Maybe if I wish hard enough I can change all of this.

Try to lose myself in my sleep,
The only escape my mind has.
Huddled under blankets and sheets,
Curled within, trying to escape.

My heart beats, echoing in my chest
When can I take a rest?
Hidden in this shell,
Away from all the prying eyes.

The pain is like a chord wrapped tightly around my heart,
Never telling a single soul,
Afraid at what they might say,
Afraid of what they might do if they found out the truth.

Pretending to be something I’m not so they don’t have to worry,
Pretending I’m fine when I’m falling apart.
Behind the fake smiles is an empty person,
Hollow, alone, and cold.

I keep everything inside, never letting it show,
The pain shimmers beneath the surface of my skin,
The hurt is hidden behind my eyes,
But you don’t see it.