I carry with me
a ready-to-wear smile
perfectly hiding how
my frown looks like

and the world,
so easily deceived.
will never know that
i've lost the twinkle
in my eyes

trying to be careful
not to take someone else
down with me,
i detach.

do you know how hard
it is to hold back
what's forcing its way out?

It tears you open,
slowly at first,
then it rips you apart!

I want to be numb,
use insensitivity
as self-defense

to shrug off a desire
just as easily as
blinking my eyes.

(This is real life, just hang on)
i hear this over and over again..


but if this is
what hanging on
feels like,


i'm ready to let go.

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