The Only Way
They say the person who
Laughs the loudest and
Smiles the widest is
The one who is happiest
But don’t they know?
A loud laugh is the only way
To cover the sobs and
A wide smile is the only way
To hold back the tears
Void
It would be easier to say
I’m tired of feeling such soul-shattering sadness or
Holding in a horrid degree of hate or
Crying acid tears that tear open my flesh to the soul
I wish I could scream
That my heart is being torn apart
By fiery rage or mind numbing fear
But this is not the case
It is harder to admit
That I am being consumed by
The black hole of bleakness
That comes from being unable to feel at all
Tears That Burn
My tears slide
down my skin
like paths of
lava threatening
to burn away the
last of my mask
but I think them
not enough to
touch the hard
ice of your heart
