tired of running in circles
around you to hide my
tears when in reality
i wish you’d just stop to look
behind the smile i constantly
borrow from my neighbor
because im not too sure
where i last put my own
but instead you constantly
make excuses as to why
you think i could possibly be sad
while you look at a smile that
is not yet mine to wear
why must you choose
to believe your lies over my
desperate calls for help?
im too tired to continue
calling out for you
so instead i dance around you
in hopes that you will not see
the ever growing sadness that lives
inside of me