Prisoner

You hide yourself

 

You hide behind that curtain

Of what everyone thinks you are

 

You grin, kicking down your pants

Swinging your arms easily

As if there’s no burden

 

Though you don’t know

Who is holding that burden with you

 

My arms, my heart trembling

With the effort

 

Though you don’t know

I’m here

 

Watching when you slump

Hiding your face with your hands

So no one can see it.

 

Feeling when you collapse

Because the weight of life is too heavy

 

I can’t collapse.

 

I am a prisoner to your grief

 

Chained to your stress

 

And plastered to your fake smile 

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~ wow... brilliantly expressed... i feel this way about my connection with someone... my eyes popped out when i read this piece... excellent work...