I Will Say

Perhaps you laugh so much,

That you forget which one is real--

Which smile is genuine,

Which chuckle is true?

Or maybe you're so tattered

That you put on a mask.

A happy, healthy layer

That disguises your dark tear stains.

And it might seem like you're here,

But you're only far away--

Caught in your own head,

Hit by daggers from your mind.

They think you've got it all,

But you feel like you have nothing.

And no one knows,

Because you won't tell them--not ever.

I hope that you'll trust me though,

That you'll wipe of all the makeup,

And come out of the shadows.

In that day you'll be free, if only slightly.

I pray you'll someday be brave,

With the courage to cry,

And the audacity to laugh.

I wish you'd find your voice to sing.

Oh but you still cower

In secret, hidden chambers--

Unreachable by mankind.

For what you think will be forever.

One day I will reach you,

On a warm and sunny day.

You'll venture from your tower,

And finally I'll have the chance to say…