Standing Still
You can not see me the way that I am
you can not see my outstretching hand
you can not see how I’m falling apart
how every word is a blade in my heart
all you can see is the image I paint
You can’t see the effort in each smile that I make
you can’t see my hands as I tremble in fear
you can’t hear my heart as it beats in my ear
to you I am strong like a mountain at times
but you can’t hear my knees as they rattle like chimes
you see me stand still as though there’s nothing to fear
while locked behind walls are my oceans of tears
if you learned what I’d been through you’d never believe
but I’m still standing still as your eyes clearly see