"So I Lie"

So I lie...
I put on a mask and I keep it all in.
I put a smile on my face as I pretend.
All you can see is the light in my eyes--
You can't see the tears that I hide.
It's okay, it's not all in vain--
I'm awake and perhaps insane.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014

"I'm Not A Puppet..."

I'm not a puppet,
Where you can just pull her strings.
I'm not a puppet,
That you can replace like things.

I'm not a puppet,
I won't be silenced.
I'm not a puppet,
I know nothing of shyness.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014