The Real Me

I'm a fake,

a phony

I plaster on a smile

Everyone around me

Thinks that I'm fine

If only they knew

I live a double life

On the outside,

you see who I want you to see

all bright and nice

But on the inside,

I am who I really am;

Dark and Dangerous 

My life is painful

and so confusing

I must separate it 

according to friends and family 

It is tiring 

But I still live on 

Though I would like to be myself

But everyone around me

will become afraid

Afraid of me,

The real me,

The me on the inside,

The one whose dying to get out,

The on of whom they'll try to leave

That is the real me

The one I cannot escape

No matter how hard I try

Author's Note

I was in a very depressive mode while I was writing this. Once again,I found it in that pile of old poetry. And I'm sorta glad that I did find it. I'm gonna go look for more now...

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[RedInk524]

Better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for who you are not.