I pretend I'm not insulted
To please everyone

I pretend to laugh along
To get people to not worry

I pretend not to hear them
So they're happy

I pretend not to see their strange looks
So they don't apoligize

I pretend to be happy
To cheer everyone up

I pretend nothing's wrong
To avoid questions

I pretend to be friends
So they don't think I fear them

It's all a game

It's all an act

But they don't know

They don't care

They can't see

The sadness inside of me