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Originally posted on my blog: https://thelazywandererjourney.wordpress.com
I smile despite the hurt I feel
I laugh when all I want to do is cry
I get up even though I am weak
I live but deep inside I’m dying
All you see is the mask I carefully wear
To hide all the pain away
Hoping that my pretentions
Will someday come true
Or maybe… Just maybe..
Someone will come along
And make me take my mask off
Tell me it’s okay to be me
And it’s okay not to be okay
‘Cause no matter how I feel
And despite all my flaws
I am me and I am perfectly imperfect
Published by Kristin Racoma
Written by Kristin Racoma
7 years ago 
