As I walk up to the building

The glass doors welcome me

The smiles that I now see

Seem to be a shadow of the ones before

Walking through the halls

The light doing little to keep the shadow at bay

The weight of the world on my back,

Seemingly fitting into one bag

Meeting people who might be friends now

But will become faceless in 10 to 20 year

Judgemental stares as I walk from class to class

Masks covering everything real

Days that blend into one another

Sleep seeming often like a dream

The hollowness that slowly filled me

Begins to bleed out on the floor

Coming home late

Forgetting the world's stares on my back

Crawling into my bed

And letting sleep take me over