If Only They Knew

The straight up truth.

These past few years

I've grown

Much has happened

It went from smiles

Laughter, pure childish happiness

To tears, and pain
To a state of utter depression

And then another morph

This one to simple numbness

Someone asked me why I did this to myself

I wondered at how naive people are

This was not a choice

It is a disease

One I have learned to live with

Some days I drown in it

Others I thrive with it there

It has taught me much

But it has also broken me

People see me as the strong quiet girl

The one who just sits there

Never cries, rarely speaks

In reality I am just barely there

Barely holding on

Standing at the edge of a cliff

About to fall into the blackness

They think they know me

If only they knew

Reviews

[PoetryPenPal]

This is great. I hope this is not how you actually feel, I would never wish that feeling on a friend. I know you better then to assume things about you.

[Shaquana Adams]

I love this poem. People are always quick to assume. Great piece :)