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Dec 2017 · 219
For them
Electra Fields Dec 2017
I act for everyone
Make them think I’m okay
I don’t want to burden them
Make them happy

But I’m tired
I’m done
I don’t care to live
Living is a chore

I breathe
Wake up
Go to school
Repeat.

Being brave isn’t living
Being brave is having the courage to end it
Don’t worry,
I’m not brave
Dec 2017 · 365
Fake Smiles
Electra Fields Dec 2017
My mind is blank, now
I’m not thinking
I’m not really breathing
Not really living

I’m numb
But yet I hurt so much
I say I don’t know why
But I do

I know that I feel trapped
Like I’ll never amount to anything
That I’ll never measure up to who everyone expects me to be
I hurt

I don’t let it show
People can’t see what’s going on inside my head
Put a brave face on
Smile for the crowds

I let it fall for a second
The smile everyone is so used to
They asked what’s wrong
I say I’m fine

I
Am
Not
Fine

— The End —