What Lies Behind a Smile?
? By Tahirah N. Jennings



What lies behind a smile
Is what's buried underneath
No one know about them
It's stored inside to keep
Mix feelings of jealousy and hurt
Has you tied up and confused
You just smile and go about your day
As you're acting so amused
You cry your eyes out
But ashamed for someone to see
So as you hear footsteps
You wipe your eyes and cheese
All has bottled up inside
And you just want to explode
Suicide crosses the mind
But reality won't let you go
You feel all alone
And don't know what else to do
It feels the people physically close
Are far away from you
As your heart turns cold
And your mind turns weak
Suddenly some words are very hard to speak
Your bright world all of a sudden seems to turn black
The switch is no where near
To brighten your world back
Not much seems to go your way
And you're thinking it shall past
Not if it's been going on for months
And it's really getting bad
So what do you do now
Go whine to someone
You feel they can't relate
So you combine with no one
Some people look at you
And think you have it good
But if they really knew the truth
It wouldn't be understood
Some people look down on you
And think your problems are small
But if they walked in your shoes
Could they live through it all
It's easy to look from the outside
But they really don't understand
You want someone to help you
By at least holding out a hand