Gone

Like a waterfall, are the tears I cry.
While in public I still am happy.
To say everything was fine would be a lie
On the outside, my countenance is laughing.

No one tries to read between the lines
to assume they feel the same
I've been told to have faith in the hardest times
but admit that I can't in shame.

Because all I ever wanted is love
is the reason I now am gone.
I floated away like a silky white dove
which you know because of this old song.

Neither death or hiding can take away
the wish I had that I could have stayed.