I can walk the walk

and talk the talk

with the best of them,

but its not what I want.

Its easier

to go with the crowd

than to follow your own path.

I can fake a smile,

a laugh

because

no one really cares

when

they ask how you're doing

Would they still...be here

if I showed

the emotions that I hide,

could they handle

the truth.

I'm not always

calm and collected,

I'm not always

happy go lucky,

sometimes I want

to talk

about......my own problems

not just listen to yours.

But like I said

I've learned to

fake a smile,

walk the walk,

talk the talk,

all while dying

inside,

to be more

than what people

want me to be

more than

what they need

from me.