Things I'll Never Say

I'll show you pretty pictures.

I'll paint them with my words.

I'll make you smile and laugh

We'll feel free as the birds.

I'll show you this perfection

and tell you that it's real,

Make glorious rainbows

of this brokenness I feel.

I'll answer all your questions

with such beautiful lies.

You'll never know the truth

past the smiles in my eyes.

You’ve said you want to know me,

and the girl I am inside;

but you aren't ready for the darkness,

and the monsters that I hide

You don't care about my story

or this chaos in my head.

So I'll tell you what you want to hear

and leave the rest unsaid.

You'll have your glossed over version

and the happy girl who’s fake

And I'll have my web of lies:

yet another mask to make.

I hope you never know

the damage you've done to me.

You’re always so disappointed.

I just lie to make you happy

You’ve never looked any closer

You've missed my nights of tears,

the battle scars along my wrists

where I lost to all my fears.

So I'll paint you pretty pictures,

holding back this flood

And you will never know

They were written in my blood.

Author's Note

Just a fifteen minute poem for today.

Reviews

[Ricardo Webber]

Pretty solid for 15 min. Nice job

[Soso]

Nice little attempt there. =)

[GreenEyedPoet]

So sad, and yet so good. I have to admit, I could definitely relate to this.
Great piece hun.

[Leviathus Fortes]

Is anyone ever really ready for the darkness?

Excellent read.

[Frozen Eyes]

Wonderful work. The way you painted it is worth praising.
"You ask to know me,
and the girl I am inside;
but you aren't ready for the darkness,
and the monsters that I hide "
Best lines.. so relatable.. Thank U for sharing :)

[Rachel Grace]

Thank you for the review. I'm glad you liked it :)

[AaronFreitas]

Awesome work.... I love the rhyming in the poem and the detail you go into.. Also, great flow makes it a very enjoyable read. I am a fan of dark writings and this fits the bill for me. Good job Rachel :)