I'll Never Tell

I need help

(but I’ll never tell you)

I’m too afraid of what you’ll think

When you realize that I’m not as strong

As you want and need me to be

 

I pretend to be strong

Every moment of the day

Always hoping when I wake up

I’ll no longer have to fake this smile

To cover up the tears inside

 

I need help

(but I’ll never tell you)

If I let you see how I truly feel

I’ll bring you down with my emotions

Instead of focusing on yours

 

So I keep on walking forward

Trying not to see myself

Just like Atlas on bended knee

I must hold up your world and mine

Lest we both come crashing down

 

I need help

(but I’ll never tell you)

I can’t afford to let you down

So I watch as my soul slowly dies

From the pain I carry inside

 

I wish there was someone

Who cared for me like I care for you

Who’d let me cry upon their shoulder

And build me up from time to time

Because I’m fading, slowly fading

And I need help…

Reviews

[R.S. Wilder]

Huh. This is another stunningly, emotion-centered, heart-relating piece. Many people, I am sure, will relate to this on one level or another, and because it's real, it makes it beautiful and...it's like you've written a symphony without the music.
Beautiful.

[PaperHearts]

Aww, this was a really great write. I felt like you had taken everything that I'd been feeling lately, and threw this piece back at me. xD I really liked how you used brackets, in the parts '(but I’ll never tell you)'. It felt like some kind of underlying, unspoken message. The last stanza resonated so much with me. Nice work,
~PaperHearts

[James Watts]

I love your poetry. A lot of what you write is so deep and emotive. Very well written.

[Michael X]

This reads like a diary entry, or song lyrics. didn't strike me with poetical
feature or feeling, the theme is way too common, therefor it didn't hold my interest, personally think its well written in these regards. Very smooth. you have talent for writing, keep it up.