#WritcoPoemChallenge
I know so many people,
But do they know me???
They recognize the face,
but that's all they ever see...

They see the shell they think is me,
but they don't see the stuff inside,
the things that are buried,
the things I try to hide...

There are things under the 
makeup, clothes, and the style...
There are secrets hidden
under that big phony smile...

Inside, my heart
is thundering like a storm,
and if I were to break,
it'd come pouring like a swarm...

I dwell where it's dark,
wet, and cold,
and I think many thoughts
that nobody knows...

Then there's that one person
who in my soul can shine a light
and discover all sins
hidden in my eyes...

She comforts, she cautions,
and I say, "Don't tell."
She is the one who knows me,
the me under the Shell......