Alone

I am alone in the world.
I see you for who you are, not who you pretend to be.
I see your real face, hiding behind that mask.
I see the way you treat others; I see the way you laugh.
I wish that I was normal, that I was who you want me to be.
I wish I knew what normal meant, or at least what it means to me.
I may hide behind a mask every once in awhile, but I never hide my face for long.
People see me for who I am, the wonderful person I am.
They see how I laugh; they see how I cry.
They see me smile when something simple makes me happy.
That's all I need, something simple.
I wish to not be alone; I know I have my friends, but how long does friendship last in the long-run?
Sometimes it lasts forever, sometimes only for hours.
I wish for something more, but friendship is what I'm stuck with.
What I love is the friendship between you and me.


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