The Frown Behind My Smile

Can’t anyone see the tears on my face?
The frown behind my smile?
The sadness I’m hiding away on the inside?

Can’t anyone see that I’m dying on the inside?
It gets so hard to hide the tears and my fears.
Why can’t anyone see the walls that I’ve built crumbling down?

I’m falling apart, barely holding myself together.
All everyone sees is a happy smiling girl
When really, I’m crying on the inside hiding behind that smile.

All I want is someone who cares and will notice.
Someone to ask “Are you okay?”
Because it just gets so hard, to keep from falling apart.