YAY ANOTHER 1!! And again, I wasn't depressed when I wrote this. I had just been fascinated by the poetic flow of the word Shadow for a long time, and couldn't think of any other way to put it in poetry form. So yeah, I hope you like it. :)

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Shadowed

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People think they know me
That my smile can’t go away
But they don’t know what I’ve been through
What I live through every day

People never realize
My smile could be fake
They think I’m filled with compassion
When I’m really filled with hate

I had a dad who was busy
A mom who didn’t care
Siblings who had hated
No love found anywhere

My smile is a shadow
My shadow may not last
But for now I am shadowed
Shadowed by my past

I’m always optimistic
That’s what people say
They will never know
I cry everyday

When no one is around
And I’m all by myself
I cry and I shout,
“I need love, I need help!”

No one sees my tears
If they do, they don’t care
That I am so depressed
That I live in a nightmare

I have so many shadows
One is crystal clear
And right now I am shadowed
Shadowed by my tears

Tell me people,
Do you think I have no strife?
Do you think I’m optimistic?
Do you think I love my life?

Even if you care
I don’t want to live
All I needed was love
That’s all you had to give

I’m sorry if I upset you
But I have to end my life
And with that final thought,
I reach for my knife

In my life I had two shadows
But I realize with my last breath
That now I have one more:
I am shadowed by my death