Oblivious

I have a secret
and you never knew
You never noticed
You never heard me whisper,
never heard me scream
I wasted away in front of you
and you turned the other way,
never wanted to see
what you couldn't control
You couldn't face me
so I face it all alone
while you hide behind
your ignorance in bliss
Keeping up apearances
so others will only
think the best of you
diquising your shortcomings
behind your painted smile and
forcing me to do the same
Never let them see you cry
Force back the tears until
they just stop coming alltogether
Because when there are no tears
you can turn away and ignore
the only thing I ever
really need you to see