Hiding Behind Someone Else

[Flutterfly]

I'm the kid who plays it tough;
You never see me cry.
But deep inside I'm the first to hurt;
Every night I slowly die.

I play it safe to keep you quiet;
I just want some one to care.
I'm not the kid I say I am;
'Cause life is never fair.

I try too hard and I go too long;
I can't live on my own.
I pretend I'm fine and that you care;
But I'm left alone.

I'm the one you think is fine;
Because I act that way.
I'm never questioned if I'm hurt;
Because I never say.

Honestly I'm breaking inside;
If anything is whole.
I'm screaming as I'm dying;
But only in my soul.

I don't want you to know I'm hurting;
You wouldn't accept me.
I don't want you to know I'm afraid;
This is how I'll be.

I'm the kid who needs you the most;
But you'd never know.
Deep inside I slowly die every night;
But it'd never show.

[TigerLily]

Wow Eli, that is a beautiful poem and sadly so easy to relate to :(
Keep it up, that's some really good writing you've got there :)