Trigger Warning: This article discusses content that may be triggering to some readers
To the world: Dazzling and full of glitter,
But deep within; miserable and bitter.
Despite all my attempts I continue to cry
It keeps on getting worse, no matter how hard I try.
When you ask me about my day,
I just don't know what to say.
But is there any need to conceal all these bottled emotions that I feel?
The walls are sinking in,
Sores and burns on my skin.
It's there even if you don't see,
Behind my smile there's a lot of anxiety.
It's a secret that nobody should know
I'm told to just calm down and let it go.
But it's there even if you can't see,
Behind my smile there's a lot of anxiety.
I wish I could be strong, I wish there was a way.
But I can't do it right now, not today
There's nothing left except an ache,
Pulsating through a heart fit to break.
Life's most important things are achievements and wealth.
But we say nothing about mental health
Yes it's still there, even if you can't see
Behind my smile, it's the anxiety
My mind's too restless to be still
But I can overcome this and I will.
Even if it takes a while,
Someday I'll surely smile.
Soon a happy face will be the only thing you see,
No more depression, turmoil or anxiety.
