it hits me back real hard
I thought I could run away from reality. I prayed hard, hoping dearly that I could forever float in my world of fantasy. Not ever have I dreamt of the day where I have to face all that's laid out in front of me. For so long I hid in the corner, holding tightly my legs to my chest. I watched silently as them strangers and familiar faces passed me by. Even though they were near, I could never see nor hear anything clearly. All I saw were empty faces and all I hear are deafening sounds. I asked myself, "who are they to me? and who am I to them?" I tried to be happy and so I laughed with you. But deep down, in my hearts of hearts, I am an enormous mess. I smiled. Painfully I did. But it was all an act of pretence. In truth, I could never remember what happiness feels like. And I know from this day onwards, I could never again feel what happiness is like.
