Someone I'm Not

There’s a lot of places 

To be someone I’m not 

A façade that I am holding 

Hoping I never get caught 

Acting always acting

like I have got it straight

If they knew what’s underneath

It wouldn't be that great

Strong, is all they'll ever see

No one gets beneath

Keeping up appearances 

A mirror of what they see

Keeping up this misthrow 

Keeping up the inner hell

How long can I do this?

Only time will tell 

If only I can fool them all 

Yeah, that’s the what I think 

But I am only fooling myself 

Bordering on the brink 

It’s me that’s got the answers 

To the questions that they ask 

Pretending I am something 

While hiding behind this mask 

But I will keep on holding fast 

To this pretentious veneer

Till all in side me crumbles

And implodes all hiding here

The racket will be heard for miles

As all inside me rots

Never letting them see at all

I’m something that I'm not

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.