Teen Network Magazine january issue | Page 19

Unbearable  Don’t let the smile deceive you Did I say I had figured it out Did I say it was perfect Perhaps I said it was find Yet deep inside The eyes that you now look at Were swollen yesternight I wish you could see through my pain I wish I knew how I struggled I was not okay Hiding it was not easy Maybe I thought I was okay How the tears would balance in Even when I was broken I said I was okay I felt like I was crumbling My face however showed something else my eyes How they’d try to break out How I pushed them away Just to wait till dark When I’d wet my pillow At times it was unbearable I thought of telling you But then no Just like the rest you would judge Like all of them you would not understand