Would you be for me that smile...?

For all who suffer alone with mental illness

Yes, I am a struggling person with all my fears and tears galore
I am hurting so deep inside me and I don't even know what for
The doctors  have called it an illness; but I don't have any outward signs
That point to the disturbance within me: is it all inside of  my mind??

Would you be for me that smile that I am so longing to see
And would you be those hands that I'm hoping would reach out to me
Would you be, for me,  that loving person who despite your busy day
Would take the time to get to know me and to listen to what I say

The encountering of  every moment is a challenge to me within
I open up my curtains and windows but I'm afraid to let  others in
The walls they are constantly speaking, but.. I am the only who can hear
The secrets they are daily pronouncing.. they're creating in me so much fear...

Would you be for me that smile that I am so longing to see
And would you be those hands that I'm hoping would reach out to me
Would you be, for me ,  that loving person who despite your busy day
Would take the time to get to know me and to listen to what I say

Oh but don't laugh at me and my struggling or run from me like I have the plague
Nothing that is happening inside me can harm you in any sort of way..
So sit here with me for awhile and hear some of the things that I know
I am sure you will leave all the happier for having spent a few moments or so..

Would you be for me that smile that I am so longing to see
And would you be those hands that I'm hoping would reach out to me
Would you be, for me , that loving person who despite your busy day
Would take the time to get to know me and to listen to what I say