We, the Liars

We're a world of broken people, using smiles to hide tears A joke to cover heartache, forcing laughter over fears. We're a world of brimming smiles, but they're brimming full of pain And we force ourselves each morning to take a breath and hide again. We're liars caught in happiness, living to revive our souls, Because they say pain does not exist if it's not visible. We, the liars, lie to liars about pain that we all feel That we've all sworn not to mention, tell our children it's not real. We accuse the crumbling smiles: "What is this pain you mention? No more theatrics, just be happy, you're just looking for attention ." We bite back our own explosions, when we could shatter from the hurt Because we know that the assumptions and the glances will be worse. We walk eternal circles, sometimes living sometimes dying But we still can't learn the lessons that will stop each other hiding We perpetuate the lie while we weep softly in the shadows, Hiding tearstains from the sunrise and forcing smiles for open windows. We must realize our sameness and dare to admit we're weak We all have the right to voice our pain. We all have the right to speak.