keeping my heart out of sight

some say i have turned into someone as hard as a rock,
as cold as ice,
maybe it is because they do not understand what i am going through...
maybe it is because they really don't know me,
they judge me out of the things they hear about me,
they harshly comment on what i do,
they rarely take time to see what my intentions are...
people misunderstand me,
i am NOT my work...
i am what i am...
you just have to believe...
take time to get to know me,
maybe you'd see who i really am...
you'll see the pain I'm in...
you'll see that i am not as happy as i seem,
i am not as strong as i appear to be...

you'll see that i am broken...

and almost hopeless...

so don't go on making me feel how bad i am for being cold...
i have my reasons...
i need to keep my heart out of sight...
I'm just trying to be fair with myself...
I'm just trying to help myself heal...
give me time...