before it even starts

i hide a lot of things

from you.

i slip my

feelings between the lines.

i write notes

you'll never see, i keep

the real me 

off the table.

there's so much you don't

know, or will

ever know about

who i really am.

i'm in the shadows,.

i'm in the dark.

i'm always looking for a

way out,

before it even starts.