What Nobody Sees

What nobody sees
Is that her eyes are a little too bright,
With the shine from the tears she held back.
A great big smile,
To hide the pain she’s felt for too long.
What nobody sees
Is that this girl carries the world on her shoulders,
Her burden that still
Slips and trips her up even now.
And the bruises that she hides,
From falling over her own emotions.
And the scars that she made
to make up for the pain she caused the world,
To relieve the pain she feels.
What no one sees,
is the bottled-up emotions
behind her painted mask of happiness.
Of false cheerfulness and smiles
But nobody sees the weight she carries,
They just keep adding more
Until she thinks, ‘It’s over.. I’m finished.’
It might crush her into nothingness one day
But they don’t care
They don’t see it.
They don’t see how she’s slowly dying inside
And one day she will lose the battle,
The battle between her heart and her life,
and succumb to death,
The pain overbearing her weakened shoulders,
Her sore, burning arms,
The tired legs that have walked too far, only to be turned away.
And yes, tears will fall.
None for her,
Only from her.
Yet no one will mourn her loss.
No one will notice she’s gone.
No one will notice she was ever there.
Because they never saw her.
Because they never cared.

Reviews

[Daisygirl]

This is a sad but very real description of how life can be. You captured the emotion perfectly.

[TheOne&Only]

A very sad lonesome poem, every word felt and loudly heard. A cry not for help, but for release. Very nice write!! Beautiful!!

[Phoenix02]

This one actually made my heart race a bit. I've known and loved many people like this and have felt the beginnings of it before, myself. They noticed and pulled me away before I got too far. They are the most hurt but the most lovable. I'm glad I met them and I only hope I can stay connected to them as life goes on. Thank you so much for posting this, it brought back feelings I haven't felt in a while.

[Thomas Edward 'Timothy'..]

A sweet poem with a dark edge, moving by the end. Kinda makes me want to hug people just to be sure.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

WoW!!!
so passionate emotional moving..........
a beautifully narrated sad tale......
powerful and dark....
i loved it!!!
:)