The Courage To Heal

I put on a face, you see
Something happy and smiley
So I can hide the real me
I pretend I'm okay
My world's just fine
Living day by day
Floating through time.
But when alone, it's dark
Gone are the smiles
And sad is the heart.
Tears fall from my eyes
This life of mine
I cover with lies.
By looking, surface
People don't see
How truly depressed
I can be.
Just one more thing
Survivors do
It's what we live by
But it's not true.
The lonely corners I've made
All semblence of reality
They fade.
I've become isolated
And inside I'm dead
I cry at night
Lying in my bed.
There are others
More with secrets
Things we've done
Lots of regrets.
It takes courage
Lots of it to heal
But it's hard to see an end
With this pain I feel.
Someday, maybe
But not today
The past is still there
Getting in my way.