See Through Eyes

August 9, 2014

It's her eyes

Those so called windows into the soul

That only let you glimpse

Those real emotions

That are tearing her up in side

Cause her smile shows that nothing is wrong

She can even laugh the way she should

But it's all a facade

Put up to hide the real pain inside

Pain she knows should exist

And one she she wish never did

She can't suffer the pity in their eyes

If they found out the truth

They'll assume something is wrong with her

They'll lock her up

Force feed pills down her throat

And make her talk about her feelings

To someone who could never understand

No.

She couldn't handle that

So instead she built a wall

Surrounding her real feelings

And painted a beautiful image

For everyone else to see

So she can hide the bits of her

That are shattered ruins

But she couldn't get the eyes right

For they can still show the truth

But only to those

Who will actually look

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