sometimes i wonder
about the smile on your face
do you really mean it?
tell me,
is it fake?

sometimes i wonder
about the scars on your wrists
because they don’t match
the smile on your lips

sometimes i wonder
about the bags under your eyes
do your thoughts keep you from sleeping
no matter how hard you try?

sometimes i wonder
why you do what you do
is it because at the end of the day
you hate no one
but you?

(a.j.a)