Below the Skin

by Ninja Cat in the depths of Wonderland...trying to find a looking-glass portal out.

AN:This is a counter-poem for 1/6...like the other side of the story. Sooo...you can read 1/6 here http://www.kidpub.com/story/16-60482304, enjoy them both. Comments are really appreciated!

Just Below the Skin

I know that you’re waiting

At that spot,

Beneath the street lamp

Calling you, it’s not so bad,

But my voice quavers,

Like a dying leaf

And even though I smile,

And act like nothing is wrong

You read me like an open book

I can’t let it show,

I can’t let you help

Behind the mask,

Below the skin,

Everything is shattered

The smiles are fake,

The laughs are weak,

My guard is so thin,

Yet no one cares

To see through it,

Like that one pin-prick,

That will draw blood

Everything is just beneath the skin

Time and time again,

That desk sits empty,

Is it worse, to be at school,

To be distracted?

Or to be alone,

To let the grief take over

Each day when I wake up,

The mask goes on again,

So easy to see through,

You can read my eyes,

Like books

Can’t you let me go?

Beyond the masquerade

Look past the smiling face,

You’ll see that I am shattered,

The emotions brim,

Just below the skin

So hard to control,

Even harder to see

I wish I could be smothered

The guard is so weak,

The mask so fake,

Just below the skin,

Nothing is alright

Take my hand,

Can I let you help?

Will it be alright?

Just below the skin,

Everything falls to ruin

That one piece of light,

That one distant haven

Can I reach it?

Can it reach me?

Sometimes, maybe

It’s better to be with you,

Than be alone

See beyond the smiling eyes

Listen for the real words

You know that just below the skin,

The real me is shattered

“Piece it back together,”

You whispered

“I will take you to the moon,

Sorrows weigh less there,

You know?”

You can read me like an open book,

For that…

I am thankful