I Pretend

I pretend not to see

I pretend not to hear

you two yell into the night,

and I pretend that I don't care.

I pretend not to care about the things

 that you say behind my back.

I pretend that they can call me names,

and it doesn't change a thing about how I feel.

I pretend to be happy.

I pretend to be happy so that

you don't worry about me.

I pretend to be strong 

so that you can draw from that strength

I pretend to be....

someone completely different then me.

When will you ever learn?

When will you ever see?

That this really isn't the true me?

When will you learn,

that I just pretend to be?