Put on the headphones
To shut out the world
Grim rhythms and tones
A darkness unfurled
Back down and withdraw
Repress all the feelings
Beneath ugly flaws
Behind raging demons
The pain, how it grows
The wounds, how they fester
Despondency flows
Cowering from pressure
Life must go on
A mundane reminder
No hope for a dawn
Each day a survivor
Care for some jokes?
Perhaps one or two
It’s all just a hoax
Not much to do
A smile and a laugh
To hide what’s inside
Just put on a mask
And simply abide
