As Each Day Slowly Passes By

A poem about basically pretending to be happy all the time.

As each day slowly passes by
All they see of me is smiles
I laugh, I talk, and they think I’m fine
The truth is safely buried inside

I can never concentrate
I’m always dreaming
I feel like I’m trapped
In my mind I am screaming

Sometimes I just need
To break down and cry
Each smile gets faker
It gets harder to lie

In the dark I lie there
And feel my heart break
My cold paranoia
Always keeps me awake

I want to talk to someone
But no one is there
Who would bother to listen?
And who would even care?

I don’t get stuff done
And I’m not energetic
I’ll just sit there
So apathetic

So I live and love
And slowly die
And smile
As each day slowly passes by