It’s only a façade,
Thin as a party balloon.
She knows one day she’ll burst,
And it will all come blazing through.
One small betrayal from losing her mind,
She can feel her sanity unfold.
She’s kept her feelings hidden far too long,
It’s more than she can hold.
She’s kept a smile upon her face,
A new happy thought each day.
But every night when she goes to sleep,
Her world turns black and grey.
Her own mind teases her,
Tells her she can’t run.
She can’t hide forever,
Her day will soon come.
The day when her inner self makes her listen,
And she quietly slips away.
To the place where the shadows and nightmares dwell,
Forever lost from the light of day.
She sometimes tries to ask for help,
But the shadows command her to stay.
Nothing but a helpless observer,
As her façade catches fire and melts away.