Unraveling

I pull my head back with intent to scream,

Silence rings out, I burst at the seams.

A battle is raging inside my mind,

But on the outside, I appear just fine.

If you look closer you will start to see,

The truth that is painfully unraveling,

An internal deafening scream,

That won’t be heard only seen,

Pain that will not surface for relief,

Programmed to retreat,

It is tormenting me,

But a smile is all you will see.