When you look my way,
What is it that you see?
Do you see the coldness
that surrounds my heart?
Or are you fooled
by the warmth of my smile?
Do you see the emptiness
lurking within my eyes?
Or are you fooled
by the completeness of my words?
When you gaze upon this made up face,
are you fooled by the illusion of perfection?
Do you even notice the gouges created
Do you even notice the gouges created
by the scalding tears that race down my cheeks when I am
alone?
When you hear my thoughts,
do you even know
what it is that I am going through?
Or are you content
to continue being fooled
by my misleading laughter?
I play the fool,
You enjoy the show,
What goes on within,
You will never know…
~Shamshaad~
