Inner Darkness

A Poem by James Probert

The pain of existing in a world of darkness, is hard when your soul is already black.

I don't know how I got here
I guess life took it's toll
Sadly though the price it cost
Is not worth what is shown
I'm standing near my breaking point
One more push I'm done
I've given all I have to give
There's nowhere left to run

The mask I wear is obvious
But somehow no one knows
That every smile that I wear
Is faker than my hope
My despair is never ending
But I always have to hide
Because if they could see through me
They'd know I'm dead inside

Truth be told it's not as tough
As I may make it seem
It really isn't much too hard
To smile with my teeth
I'll fake it 'til I make it or
I'll die to hide my crime
To fight this battle every day
Or stop the constant lie