Please don't leave
When I expose the real me
Pressed behind the forced smile
Hiding in the corners of my eyes
Lingering under the breath of my lies
Please don't leave
When I expose the real me
The one trailing my boisterous laughter
Creeping between my uplifting lines
The darkened edge that doesn't shine
Please don't leave
When I expose the real me
The one that I view as a disease
Cancerous or malignant
This darkness is a tumor
Upon the man I could be
Please don't leave
When I expose the real me.
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Ink & Tears
PoetryThis is a collection of poems that I have written about my struggles with depression, anxiety, love, nature, and the darker aspect of the world that seems to always hammer on my heart. I hope this reaches some of you.
