It may seem as if I am care-free and strong,
going through life as if nothing is wrong
but no one has ever seen the real me
they onl know what I let them believe
Most offen my smiles are real and sincere
other times they help to hide my secret
fears I carefully created a clever mask
of illusion,I wear it now to hide my pain
and confusion so never is a tear seen
fallin from my eye I hae learned
to hold it all silently inside quite often
I want to just let go and weep but
the pain is very intense and too deep
I yearn to belong,to be one of the crowd
to be able to speak of my dreamsout
loud wantin so very much to be accepted
yet fearin the possibility of being rejected
and not hold in contempt of what they
will see the weakness and flaws I
try so hard to hide are all part of
the real me I keep hidden inside.