See me

A beautiful smile
Hides the most broken heart,
How come we don't see past that smile
And see the desperate cry behind,

I need you to see...
To look past my outer shell,
The pretty smile,
The easy laughter...
See me.
See the bruises,
See the tear stains,
See the heart that aches in silence.

I sit there and watch
While everyone around me flashes in fast forward,
I'm stuck in the same routine,
Reliving the death and mass chaos in my head

Every night, I cry myself to sleep,
Cradling the bruises,
Praying that someone would see,
that some one would hear the silent sobs
And finally rescue me