Why are we supposed to say that it’s OK when it’s really not - I am not Ok ✅ Question Quote

 

THE ART OF ACTING 

Everyday I wake up to this feeling 

Where I feel like I’m living in a lie,

But not a word will I be revealing 

Because I’m not ready for a reply.

I really can’t explain the reason why 

But I do know, it has taken over me

And all I wanna do is just sit and cry

Knowing it’s who I was meant to be.

I may be the great actor in this play

And my job is to make you all smile

By making up jokes to seem okay,

But, I haven’t laughed in quite awhile.

You see, I’m filled with this emotion 

That’s causing me to cry deep inside 

And my tears are as deep as the ocean,

Coming and going,  just like the tide.

How can I express how I really feel

When you all think that I’m so great,

Well the deal is that I’m not so real

And there’s just no way, you’ll relate.

So I go on, entertaining your mind

And put a spark of me in your heart.

But the real me, you can never find

For I’ve never been given my start.

An actor, a poet and maybe a friend

Is how I’m judged when you see me,

But it’s all an act, it’s just pretend 

As the real me, I’ve never got to be.

Don’t worry, the show still goes on

For I’m here to keep you entertained 

And even though, I know, I’m a con,

The true me will never be explained…

I have placed a smile upon my face

To let all of you know that I’m okay

But the truth is, I’m living a disgrace

With this feeling that won’t go away.

C. Raynard