A Poem

This is a poem I came across somewhere. It has NOT been written by me, but describes the person that I am very aptly. Never found a poem I could relate to better than to this one.

-=[The Mask]=-

People say I look well,
I thank them but never tell
How I feel deep inside
That would only wound my pride

I wear a mask of happiness
So no one knows the loneliness
Burning deep inside my heart
Daily tearing me apart.

Depression rears its' ugly head
Daily filling me with dread
Of living yet another day
Trying to chase my fears away.

So I wear my mask of happiness
So no one knows the loneliness
Causing tears to sting my eyes
Without the answers to my whys.

Disappointment is a part of me,
Without it, who would I be?
Despair, anguish, along with sorrow
Will be with me still tomorrow.

Again I wear my mask of happiness
To hide away my loneliness
I can't let anyone see
This deeply veiled part of me.