You're Not You

Because you're not you

When the world seems so unfamiliar

You're not you

On the dark days when you struggle 

just to smile

You're not you

When you're alienated by the happiness

of others

When so much hope vanishes as though

it was a myth

You're not you

When you look in the mirror

and feel your skin sinking

like quicksand into the crevices

and cracks that lie within your mask

You're not you

When waking up feels like running

a marathon

And when the things that filled you 

so much inspiration--

You can't do them anymore.

You feel regret, a tinge of shame

A darker shadow erasing every

Silver-lining.

You're not you

When the dark circles under your eyes

and the scars on your legs

erase the times you laughed

until you cried because now 

your eyes just don't seem to dry

because the reason people just don't

see you anymore - know you anymore

relate to you - because who are you

anymore? - is because

You're not you

when you're depressed.

Reviews

[JC]

a lot of us can relate to this, how we have to, or choose to, pretend and wear the social mask...a lot here to think about.