If we could see emotions,
how different the world might seem,
would the prettiest girl in town,
still be its beauty queen?

Or would pain and vanity,
that she keeps locked inside,
once visible to everyone,
give cause for her to hide?

And would the richest man town,
still live upon the beach?
Or would the pain behind those doors,
keep him within its reach,

and move him to a smaller house,
in a lesser part of town.
Instead of tailored suits,
in depression he'd be bound.

Would we look at others differently
if we could see their pain
and know that we are not alone
and our troubles are the same.