Its Never Nothing

Don't treat me as if I can't see with these eyes, because I can...And I see you.

Here's to you, 

My friend with the fake Cheshire grin

Spreading across the mask upon your face

As you deny your troubles.

It must be difficult,

Or so I think,

Pretending constantly and hoping

No one will see.

Honestly though,

There's a few cracks in your facade,

Well more like miniature holes,

Really.

Because I think

You weren't expecting me

To crawl between those accidents

And begin to understand.

Though I'm glad you made those mistakes

Because I finally get to see you

Underneath your suit of armor

That stinks of untruth.

But I have to acknowledge

The effort you must have used up

When you chose to tell those 'little white lies'

And condemned yourself to crying alone and in silence.

So cheers,

My friend

I hope you're happy,

Really, I do

But when one day you realize

You are nothing without someone

I intend to poke my head out of the cracks you don't notice

And pull your pain apart.

I will smile when you ask me

Nod, and wink and say

That I will always be there

As long as its okay.

I feel like I live in Nanny McPhee

Always reiterating,

"When you need me, but do not want me, I must stay.

And when you want me, but do not need me, I must go."

So here's a secret my friend,

I'm on to you, I see you

That mask isn't going to work on me,

And I know that its never nothing.