The Pain I Hide

You don’t know what I hide,
All the pain I keep inside,
You can’t see my emptiness,
The lack of heartbeat in my chest,
I am dying but you can’t tell,
You don’t know that my life is hell,
If you knew you’d try to help,
But this is something you’ve never felt,
You have no idea you can’t relate,
If you’re here to save me you’re far too late,
This isn’t something I can ignore,
It’s more pain than I’ve ever felt before,
I know one day this will all end,
And then on me you can depend,
But I can’t help you now it’s far too hard,
My wounds are still open refusing to scar,
Just close my eyes and take a breath,
And know that this is far worse than death.