Can't You See?

• Mai Tran, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2016

Can’t you see? People who smile more have more pain.
Can’t you see? We all hide a painful frown in our smile.
Can’t you see? The more we hide, the painful it gets.
Can’t you see? That we are insecure about ourselves.
Can’t you see? Our life is a lie and death is the painful truth.
Can’t you see that we are suffering?
We are suffering because if all the things we do we get judged and all the people we trust too,
even if we tell them they won’t understand.
We all hide to those that we care about... until be break...
because we don't want to show our true emotions…
Can’t you see we want to die because of the pain and suffering?
... I do...