IT

IT can look like the biggest, most beautiful smile

IT can sound like a loud, exuberant laugh

IT can feel like a life that is well put together

IT can look like doing all the right things

IT can sound like saying many positive words

IT can feel like accomplishing big feats

IT can look like hyper independence

IT can sound like I can do it on my own

IT can feel like extreme emotional strength

IT can be EVERYTHING and NOTHING at all

Peel back the curtain….

          ….a smile to mask the tears

          ….the laugher to hide the fears

          ….put together while falling apart

          ….things that often hurt the heart

          ….positivity to keep the anger at bay

          ….these feats are the only way

          ….independence that drains the soul

          ….under the strength is a deep, dark hole