No one notices
how I seem to jump
back
when they ask if I'm feeling okay.
It's like I'm afraid
for someone to notice
Yet, at the same time,
I wonder why no one can
see--
That
I'm not okay
In fact, I'm anything
but...
How does everyone believe my excuses?
How can they not see the sadness in my eyes?
--Not even my own
parents
Have I been acting for that long?
Am I really that good at lying through my teeth?
...or does no one care enough...
