I smile bright and beautiful but thats fake

I laugh and play loud and joyfully

but thats a laugh

scared of the truth I hide and deny the real me

the me that no one knows that is why i'm hidden under the mask

the scary truth that the real me is not all happy fun and beautiful

the real me is emotionless and untrusting

the real me was lied to one to many times not told the truth to

never thought about yelled at and talked about but worse of them all

I was abandoned

but that is my sad truth and it cannot be changed

but i hide the truth and act happy and play nice

for the people that are there for me

i do this for them i make it so they can think everything will be ok

that their is nothing to worry about so they can be happy

that is why i am

Hidden Under a Mask