Beyond the Facade
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Confident and friendly,
Always positive and kind.
This is what is shown on the outside
But what is inside the mind?
Terror and misery
It flows through his head
So much stress and pain
He gets no sleep in his bed.
The pain is too strong
But a front he must keep
He does not want for sympathy
Or for anyone else to weep.
"Life goes on"
That is what people say
But they have no idea what he goes through
Each and every day.
The boy, that is me
And the pain, it is real.
I do not look for pity
For only I know how I feel.
Every morning I wake up
And I paint on my grin
I keep my mask on
So nobody will know of the pain within.