Moments Captured

You pretend to smile,

laugh, and be okay.

You smile that dark secret smile,

when you think about it.

No one could even tell,

what a great actor you are.

No one would believe you,

you, happy, pretty, bright,

little girl.

No one would believe,

you're shattering inside.

The pieces slowly falling away

never going to get them all back,

you see the happy girl in that photo,

you would never believe she's breaking,

that little boy riding his bike?

Yeah, you would never think,

that he's all alone.

You think that we're happy,

but it's not true.

Those moments captured,

are the charade we always play.