In My Quiet Place

In my quiet hiding place,
That's far from trouble and strife,
I sit and piece together,
All the pieces of my life.

It's there away from you,
And my broken home,
Where I can sit and sort my thoughts,
Just let me be alone.

I'm sick of all the fighting,
Just be quiet and go away,
Leave me here to hold back tears,
We have nothing more to say.

I walk the hallways of my school,
Pretending life is sweet,
Smiling on my way to class,
And then I take my seat.

I sit the whole day through,
While others laugh and talk,
Pretend that I am listening,
Even though I'm not.

And wherever we go,
It may seem I'm having fun,
But I know I have fooled you all,
Each and everyone.

I wish that I could tell my friends,
About the things that they don't see,
Then I could stop pretending,
And I could just be me.

But I keep my feelings locked away,
My secrets I don't share,
And if they ever knew the truth,
Would they even care?

I bet they think they know me,
But believe me that's not true,
All the things that they don't know,
They'd think different if they knew.

Then maybe they would see the girl,
In this quiet place,
Behind the twinkle in her eyes,
And the smile on her face.

But the cheerful girl they see each day,
Isn't really me,
It's only an illusion,
Of what I wish I'd be.

Now my feelings have me trapped,
My smile pulls me down,
And if I get much weaker,
You'll find me on the ground.

So here I am now,
In this quiet place,
Writing this sad poem,
Tears now running down my face.