Meaningless

I smile at them as they pass,
meaningless faces, meaningless smiles.
Some of them think they know me
but they don't see the darkness welling up inside.

I listen to them talking
insincere voices, insincere words
some of them talk about me
but they don't speak the emptiness
from which i have to hide

i toil at my studies,
pointless concepts, pointless problems
some of them mean to strain me
but they don't take the effort which ward off my despair

i look to my alleged friends
superficial people, superficial support
some of them try to comfort me
but they don't share the pain
that i must always bear.

I stare at the screen late at night
meaningless verse, meaningless words
some of them bled from my fingers,
but they don't aid my flight,
to keep my soul alight.