Image of Me

Peer into this mirage of myself

look at the web of lies I weave

look at the smile I paste on my face

as if everything was in its place

you ask how I am

I say everything is okay

but deep inside my life is in dismay

if you actually cared you would really see

but no one takes time to really know me

its always my fault

I push everyone away

I want them to witness only the truth I portray

I am too afraid to show whats inside

it’s so much easier for me just to hide

to retreat inside a shell I keep

let the nightmares eat me alive as I sleep

and then new day brings more struggle to survive

sometimes I just don’t see the need to be alive