Silently

You put up a brave front
People think your indestructible
So much so that they assume
Your pains are laughable

There is that fine line between
What is real and what is hidden
A huge veil lies between
What is shown and what was written

You act tough, pretend to be strong
With that practiced smile on your face
As your life begins to crumble away
Silently without a trace

Not Okay

I don’t know how to explain to you
I don’t know the words to say
That today, yesterday, and the days before
I have not been okay

Not because I’m stuck at home
I know half the world is too
But because of how everything hangs
Between what I feel and what could be true

You could say, I’m just overthinking
Something I do so well
But knowing the mind that I own
One can’t really ever tell