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Written in cuplets, by the way. Can anyone help me figure out the edi format stuff? Inspired from a quote by Henry David Thoreau, I put it at the beginning. It's about a person who's breaking, but who has just enough strength to not fall hard enough,,,
Rated: Fiction K+ - English - Angst/Tragedy - Words: 435 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 02-14-05 - Status: Complete - id: 1834025
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"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation." Henry David Thoreau
Solitary Desperation
You hear me laughing
(hide the tears) > > > >
You see me smiling
(hide the fear) > > > >
I look normal to you, right?
How can I tell you that you're wrong? > > > >
I'm here at school, getting straight A's
Working hard, involved in organizations > > > >
You assume I have it all together
That's what you think you've seen > > > >
I'm here, all the time
I'm next to you > > > >
But you don't see me
You don't know me > > > >
I don't even know me
Can't let you see > > > >
You hear my laughing
(hide the tears) > > > >
You see me smiling
(hide the fear) > > > >
I keep everything hidden inside
A perfect mask to cover the mess > > > >
It's getting harder to do when
I'm just a bunch of broken pieces > > > >
It's brutal, trying not to react
The pressure just builds > > > >
I feel the anger in my ears
(hold it, push it down) > > > >
Tears brimming at my eyes
(stop them, hide away) > > > >
Irritation, I want to lash out
(No! Don't hurt anyone!) > > > >
Instead I keep it inside
(just smile a little longer) > > > >
I'll tell you I'm fine
(Don't believe me! It's not true!) > > > >
As far as you know, I'm normal and happy
(can't let it show, oh no, keep it inside) > > > >
You don't know the tears I cry at night
What happens when I turn out the light > > > >
But I can't tell you nowToo late to lose this image > > > >
I'm comfortable, being who you want
We've never really known anything different > > > >
But this thing, this pressure
It's truly killing me > > > >
I just want to escape
Can't face the world head on > > > >
So I wear this mask
It hides my real expressions > > > >
But now I'm losing control
Can't hold on much longer > > > >
You can't see past the wall
(Help me! I'm trapped!) > > > >
It's there, you just don't know
All this hurt I carry inside > > > >
You hear me laughing
(hide the tears) > > > >
You see me smiling
(hide the fear) > > > >
I feel the anger in my ears
(hold it, push it down) > > > >
Tears brimming at my eyes
(stop them, hide away) > > > >
Irritation, I want to lash out
(No! Don't hurt anyone!) > > > >
I'll keep going on in my silence
I'm who you've always known > > > >
But go past the smile, look deep into my eyes
Then you might see, this desperation in me > > > >
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