"You and I"
Everyday I pass you,
hurrying my way.
I only smile briefly,
not knowing what to say.
If only you knew,
the pain beneath.
How much I hurt.
How much I seethe.
Days feel like years.
Impossible to stop these tears.
The years that I waste,
hiding in my disgrace.
I'm reaching out to you.
Stranger, you may be.
But I get the feeling,
you understand me.
I've seen it in your face.
The same pain I wear.
We are just alike.
Living in our fright.
I know when you're angry.
You turn your head away.
I know this because,
I do the same.
It is safe to say,
that we are the same.
We are just alike,
you and I.