MOTHER

Trying to force me to tell her what’s wrong
I don’t want to talk
I want her to leave me alone
I fake a smile telling her I’m alright
She says I’m a bad liar
Hearing that makes me want to laugh
After everything I’ve always had to hide
And it’s been for half of my life
She always believes my lies
Tonight I guess I wasn’t good enough at hiding
But yet she won’t know anything
I’ll keep it deep inside
Like I’ve always done
Like everything else I hide
My secret life