A Smile and a Far Away Place

A Smile and a Far Away Place

Scratch the surface. Speak of what's eating you.

Let the hidden show it’s not easy to get along with and tough enough to get to know.

Clean the slate of all of this hate.

Pray it is not too late.

Strip it down to basic needs and bare truth.

It hurts now that it is gone.

I must have chosen wrong

I walked in on something.

I found out too late.

Overwhelmed and drowning.

Little left to resuscitate

Not beyond saving.

I turned a handle to an empty space

I can’t afford to face.

Exposed my eyes to a mask with 2 sides, a smile and a far away place.

Has there always been these things that I tried to ignore?

Those little differences you swore

Wouldn’t have the strength to drive us apart. Here they are again. Uninvited more and more leaving me as I was before.

It hurts now that it is gone.

I must have chosen wrong

I walked in on something.

I found out too late.

Overwhelmed and drowning.

Little left to resuscitate

Not beyond saving.

I turned a handle to an empty space

I can’t afford to face.

Exposed my eyes to a mask with 2 sides, a smile and a far away place

You said my words depress you

But it was fine because I have depth and a soul

Suddenly that doesn't impress you.

You said my being down could never make you join me

I guess you lied again or was it the third time.