You see that person who smiles bright?
Often they lay awake for hours before crying themselves to sleep.

Their parents, family, friends none of them seem to understand.

The pain felt deep inside.
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Tears stream down their face.

As this life they have tried so many times to embrace.

Their smile hides a million things.

Inside they scream and they shout.

Hoping just hoping that someone will hear them.

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On the inside it feels as if they are drowning.
Stuck in a pool of misunderstood thoughts and emotions.

Behind their smile a million feelings are masked.

Just enough that the world doesn't think to ask.