Pretending

 

A smile on my face

A joke coming out of my mouth

A mask of indifference when hurtful words are thrown my way

Pretend it doesn’t hurt

Pretend I’m made of Kevlar

Pretend I’m not a sensitive soul

An old soul

Hide behind the curtain

Hide my sensitivity

Afraid to be seen as weak

As someone that can be taken advantage of

Afraid of being rejected

Afraid of not fitting in

Hide my intelligence

Hide my annoyance with the stupidity of the world

Pretend I know exactly what they are taking about

Pretend I care about the silly little things

Pretend I have no common sense

Curtains creating a barrier between who they think I am

And who I really am

Time to draw those curtains back

And let the sunshine in

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