Once I was happy and warm
now I look over a Wall
at a world that I fear.
Behind this Wall
with me are feelings,
feelings
of being afraid of people
of being exposed to people.
Scared of being laughed at.
Feelings that I want to set free,
but the Wall!
Oh that damned Wall!
That same Wall that I curse,
but at the same time thank
for protecting me from people
that want to get close.
Afraid to let people get to know me
for fear the real me is no good.
So
I play my roles
that let people think differently of me.
I play my bitter role
where I become cold and vicious,
when I pretend I could not care.
Scared to let people know what I
do care about for they would take it
away from me.
I play my joker or fool role,
when I act like a clown.
This makes people think I am a happy child
and what could possibly be
wrong with her?
She is always laughing.
True,
on the outside I am laughing
but inside I cry.
I cry a painful and silent cry
of something that hurts so bad.
I shove it to the back of my mind.
Afraid to deal with it.
I laugh.
In a sense
I laugh at what is bothering me
which brings out my tough role
where I say
I do not need anyone
and they see this
and they leave me alone.
But I do need them.
I need them to see through this
role of mine.
But they don't.
So,
I go into my guilt role
where I just sit
and wait for someone to ask
"What's wrong?"
When they do ask
I just say nothing
because I am not sure what to say
or where to start
or because
I am not sure where they stand.
Do they really care?
Or are they just being nosy?
Or maybe they just ask because
it is their job.
This sets me in my suicide mood
where I become very angry.
Angry
because they didn't try hard enough
to find out what was wrong
which leads me to believe
they don't care.
Angry
at myself
for not telling them what bothers me.
I start saying
I hate living
it isn't worth it
and I attempt
or think very seriously
about suicide.
But, I don't want to die!
What I really want
is for someone to come inside the Wall
to see how I really feel
to help me break the Wall down
and escape.
Help me destroy the Wall...
before the Wall destroys me!