People are so blind

People are so blind
Aren’t they?
They see all they want to see
And not a single thing more.
When I am seen
All they see is my smile,
The carefree smile
Of an idiot and
They need not look further
For fear of what they may see
And what they may learn
May be too much to bear.
For if they cared
To look further into my heart
Further into my soul
And the darkness that I am
Eternally lost in
They may hear and see,
The pain in my voice
The sadness in my smile.
For the one they laugh at
Is not really an idiot at all,
But one tired of explaining things
That they refuse to hear
And showing things they refuse to see.