pain

I try to talk

but no one hears me

I try to move

but no one's near me

I laugh and smile

but what no one knew

is that all the while

the hurt I was going through

I fear ridicule and shame

So I hide and I keep quiet

because even though I'm in pain

there's no point to even try it

But what I really can't bear

as I lie awake at night

Is knowing no one cares

so I give up the fight