Behind Brave Smiles

A poem about how easy it is to put up walls, and how easy it is to never see what lurks behind them. Trigger warning: suicide is mentioned.

He was a sad, scared little boy.

He hid behind the walls he built,

Never letting anyone in,

Afraid of being only an outcast,

And nothing more.

He felt heavy from bearing

The weight of no purpose,

The weight of no worth.

He tried to help others

But he felt like he was only pretending,

Pretending to matter.

He struggled often every morning

On his way to school, to work.

It would be so easy to jump,

To jump into the path of an oncoming train.

The weight of his life would be gone.

No longer would he be a burden.

But his selfishness kept him alive.

He was a sad, scared young man.

No one noticed his walls

For they so cleverly hid his sorrow

As he attempted to lift the spirits of others.

No one knew the temptation he faced,

To let himself fall into death's hands.

Because through it all,

He wore a brave, selfish smile.

Author's Note

Well, I'm new to poetry so any thoughts at all would be appreciated! Thanks!

Reviews

[B]

What an ironic man
If he managed to brave enough to smile
shouldn't he be brave enough to let someone in

Its kind of twisted
but i guess a selfish person is a selfish person
Really great write

[Riley]

I can relate all to well to this boy, this is beautiful Rosie.

[Rosalina Pauk]

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment! It means a lot to me and if you don't mind me saying, I think both the boy and you are incredibly strong and courageous! Thank you for being so awesome!!!