no one sees the tears I have in my eyes. does anyone really understand me? Is what's happening to my life what I really want? Do they care?

/How do people remain so optimistic. "Keep a smile on your face and keep going", they always say. "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going".

Am I good enough? Or am I not? Things seem to get tougher as life goes on... "There's no free meal in this world", they say. "Aim for the stars". At least, you will hit the moon.

Life's complicated. It seems that lies told for a really long time, even to yourself, become real after a while. I will just keep on smiling, and press on. For my spirit will never be crushed.