Control

A few forced smiles,
A few forced laughs-
This is all she needs to convince them,
Convince them that everything is alright.

She's so cheerful on the outside,
So radiant and bright.
But only she feels the growing emotion,
The emotion of depression inside her.

This emotion threatens to take over,
Threatens to break her down.
But she thrusts it aside,
And buries it deep within herself.

Her eyes glisten with tears, now and then,
Tears that she tries to control.
They all believe its the trick of the light,
Not noticing that she's breaking into pieces inside.

She just wants to end it all,
End it and be free.
But she knows that that will be a coward's play,
And that life will get better one day.

Thus, she faces life and waits,
She waits for that day in her life,
That day when her eye's will not be glistening,
With tears and emotions ready to overflow.

-Rhea. B
16.03.07