fake

By eternal despair

nothing is what it seems
this smile only a mask of my true feelings
the illusion that im happy
makes everyone else feel better

sometimes i really am enjoyed
then the feelings slips away
and the mask goes back on
i feel fake

when i start to write the pain returns
uncovered from deep within
hidden from even myself
it will never go away

work keeps me sane
when all i want to do is cut out the pain
eternal despair means more then i thought
and everything feels eternally fake

who am i if my life is an illusion
am i sorrow, am i pain
or am i really this person i call fake
cause it feels so good

so who am i?
i am a shadow of a broken heart
masked by a glow of happiness
maybe its not as fake as it seems

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Copyright 2004 eternal despair
Published on Sunday, November 7, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • glasshouse On Monday, November 8, 2004, glasshouse (530)By person wrote:

    I relate to this a bit too much. I think a lot of us do. You express it well but I wont sleep if I havent at least told you its not worth being fake, ever. People have to know you to truly love you and love is the world. -Glass

  • eternal despair On Wednesday, November 10, 2004, eternal despair (66)By person wrote:

    thanx hun, i know i shouldnt fake anything, and i try not to. but its nice to see people smile because im smiling for once..

  • Angst Queen On Sunday, November 7, 2004, Angst Queen (370)By person wrote:

    I must admit there are times when I feel like this too. I hide myself from others rather well if I try. I liked this read

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