Almost Fooled

For a second I fooled myself,
when I saw the happy grin.
I didn't look deep enough
to see the hate within.

I didn't see the haunted eyes,
I didn't see her tears,
I didn't see underneath it all,
she has so many fears.

I don't know how she kept it all
locked up deep inside.
I lost count of how many times
she'd run away and hide.

She kept it all within herself,
hidden so deep inside
that no one ever saw this pain,
or ever guessed she lied.

I couldn't see the pain she had,
she wouldn't let me in.
For a second I was almost fooled,
taken in by her grin.

My reflection in the mirror,
is the opposite of how i feel.
Sometimes I am almost fooled,
and persuade myself its real.

Stephanie Wells
09/06/07
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