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