I want you to see

You look at me,
I'm happy,
Bubbly,
Not a care in the world.

But you don't see the fight inside,
The tears I'm trying so hard to hide,
You see what I allow you to see,
And tell you there's nothing wrong with me,
I'm fine.

But I'm not,
You don't see what I'm pushing back,
The degrading voice,
The constant confusion,
The depression.

You're there if I need you, you say,
I'll deal with it my own way,
Lock it up and throw away the key,

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Demons of the Night

The sleepless nights,
The constant fights,
Sleep eludes me,
But people don't see,
The thoughts constantly running through my head,
That refuse to relent as I'm lay in bed,
I close my eyes and try to sleep,
All the things I've buried deep,
Get free from their cage,
And run around in a rage,
People say I sleep a lot,
But don't see the demons that I've got,
All this never leaving me be,
All the pain that's made me, me,
Is rising its ugly head,
I put them back one by one,
Until at least for that night its done,
Everything's buried back down deep,
And i fall into a long and fitful sleep.

poem by Lizzie O'Neill
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