Slowly growing dimmer

I lie here
Still as sand

Can no one else
See how slowly I'm fading away?

Constantly dieing each an everyday
As people claim they know me well

Yet no one can see through my crumbling hell

"I'm fine"
I whisper my sadness to the unknown

They leave me to deal with this anguish all alone

I've hidden behind this wall most of my life

Watching as slowly my blood leaks out

Pulling down my sleeves to cover my scars

I guess my pretense is just all too real

No one has to know the pain that I feel

The real me inside
where no one can see

I easily fool everyone else
But why can't I fool me?

~grim~