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289 · Aug 2016
Mask
Spencer S Aug 2016
I put on a smile,
I burst out a laugh.
I look happy in the photographs.
But that's all a cover, non of its real...

I'm dying on the inside,
I cry myself to sleep at night.
I'm breaking down piece by piece,
But no one cares no sees.

Everydays a new start,
But they all end up just the same.
First I'm happy,
Then someone comes and lights the flame.

I'm burning on the inside,
The fires bright but there's no light.
I'm drowning in the darkest sea,
Praying to be set free.

I thought I could do this on my own,
Face all the hardships and no one will know. My mind is shattered,
My thoughts are scattered,
My heart is so worn my heart is so tattered. There's no one here to guide me,
To do what friends do.
There's no shoulder here to cry on,
No help to pull through.
That leaves on choice one voice,
Only one turn to.
The one inside my head,
Saying things better left unsaid.

I'm breaking on the inside,
Got no more tears my eyes are dried.
I'm done trying to pretend,
I'm done trying to comprehend.

But I put on a smile,
I burst out a laugh.
I look happy in the photographs.
But that's all a cover, non of its real....
273 · Aug 2016
The other side
Spencer S Aug 2016
I'm here, I'm living.
I'm here surviving.
I'm here... But I'm not thriving.

I want to go to the other side,
I want to go where there is light.
I want to dance and sing,
And laugh and twirl and do my own thing.

But I'm here and stuck on my side,
I've died and cried on inside.
I search and sought for a way out,
But all I could do is scream and shout.

The thoughts and voices in my head,
They're drowning me I can't tread.
I'm a prisoner of the war,
And I'm losing strength
And I can't fight anymore.
I let out one forceful roar,
Then surrender and fall to the floor.

I want to go to the other side,
I want to go where there is light.
I want to dance and sing,
And laugh and twirl and do my own thing.

But I'm here and stuck on my side,
I've died and cried in inside.
I search and sought for a way out,
But all I could do is scream and shout.

I will find my way to paradise,
Even if I make the same mistake twice.
I will work and I won't give up,
I will climb high and I will live it up.
With my chin up and my head held high,
I WILL walk over to the other side.
236 · Aug 2016
The 180 Degree Turn
Spencer S Aug 2016
You can crown yourself king, and demand I kiss your boot.
You can tie me to your horse and ride into your sunset, with me dragging behind.
You can turn everyone against me, make me feel like I'm worth less than two *****.
But I swear to god things will change.
This unstable mountain you built for yourself from all of your *******, is going to crumble from beneath you.
You will fall, hard.
I'll move on.
I'll have a life.
I'll be successful.
And you? All you will accomplish is helping me grow thicker skin.
That was not your goal, aye?
See, people like you don't get very far in life.
They work and work to build themselves and make themselves stronger by making other people weaker.
But then life makes a 180 degree turn on them, and all their work was for ****.
They fail. They always do.
You will fail.
I'll laugh in your ******* face, just like you laughed in mine.
My laugh however, will last forever.
How long will yours last, huh?
Not long, not long at all.
It's a big drop from the top of the world to the **** of the earth.
Enjoy the view, *******.

— The End —