Paper Face

A paper face
She wears it everyday
To show the world that she's okay
She doesn't want to attend this masquerade
But no one understands why she must play

Play her game
Play pretend
and she's fooling herself
lying to her head

pretending that nothing is wrong
is only gonna make things harder
but it's easier than letting people in
and telling people why she feels this way

she doesn't want to share
share her deepest secrets
share her pain
share her hurt
and she's never sure if they really and truly care

So she keeps it all inside
She continues to hide
Behind her paper face
Which she has so masterfully painted
Her painted, paper face

Written 2/22/11
I know it doesn't rhyme perfectly...but it's got a lot of heart.