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Silent Scream

Outside you see me smiling

And going through each day

A little tired, a little thin

But overall okay

But you don’t hear my anguished thoughts

Which surface every night

They plaque me, haunt me, torment me

Until I’m too weak to fight

And so, next day I come to school

With deeply shadowed eyes

I smile; I laugh and speak on cue

Living a pack of lies

A silent scream echoes inside

Reactions to my lie

Until with no warning it erupts

And I crumple down and cry

Come find me, help me make it stop

No! Keep out, go away!

For If you come

I have no control over what I say

Can’t you hear my silent scream

Make out what I hide?

So come and ask me what is wrong

Come sit down by my side

If nothing else, then please go through

This tangled web I weave

For you are really not the one

I’m trying to deceive

Help me, I don’t know what I want

I’ve lost my guiding light

Please hold me, let me cry and say

Somehow you’ll make it right

Perhaps, deep down I know what’s wrong

What keeps me up, awake

What is the source of all my tears

And ever there heartache

But not yet can I face it

Or maybe I just won’t

Please someone help me

understand –

God only knows I don’t

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