When there's no one around

In this Universe,
Amidst crores of people,
I still find empty hearts,
I still find aspirations that have broken apart.

I still see some smiling faces,
I still hear laughs and giggles,
I never turn blind,
To those people who've been really kind.

Behind every smile,
There's hidden a broken person,
The essence of life they've never found,
They cry when there's no one around.

Those who seem to be strong and jolly,
Are hollow from within,
Perhaps, they've seen the darkest shades of life,
But pretend to be safe and alive.

Scattered their inner thoughts, may be,
Fearless they appear to be,
They are experts at hiding their emotions,
But their hearts are breaking portion-by-portion.

Behind every smile,
There's hidden a broken person,
The essence of life they've never found,
They cry when there's no one around.