Fantasies of Youth
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Plastic smiles try to camouflage fear,
but false facades can’t conceal your pain.
Yet conveniently, they hide a tear,
quelling questions too hard to explain.
A congenial front, smiles mask the truth,
like a clown wearing a painted face.
And dispelling fantasies of youth,
simulated smiles are commonplace.
Yet, it's hard to keep that mask in place
while loneliness haunts your heart and soul.
And when losing love's impassioned race,
you make happiness your default goal.
The veil of lies covering your hurt
dissolves in the tears rejection brings.
And yet, that pain you couldn't avert
cut a broken puppet's tangled strings.
(Quatrain)
10/20/2017
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2017
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