Tired of Acting

by Cynthia Wang   May 24, 2008


Do you remember
that quote?
"I'm smiling on the outside,
but on the inside,
I'm breaking?"
sometimes I feel like
I have to pretend
to be me...
'cause the happy,
everything goes person
I once was
has sort of disappeared-
my ask
along with confidence.
It's so difficult
pretending to be cheerful
.....
at school,
whenever I see
people I know,
I'm always
faking a smile
or cheerful "hi!"
once that person leaves though,
my head hurts from
remember my script,
acting...
At times I feel frustrated:
why can't I just let everything go?
Can't I let everyone see the real me?
but they only want the
optimistic me.
Holdon Caulfield hated phonies.
and I agreed with his ideas...
but in reality
the biggest phony
is me.

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