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A Smile That Dares Not To Dissappear

I hide behind a smile day by day
No way can I leave it away it has to stay
A fear of fear itself  means I will descend
The smile helps my being mend from torturous times
Crimes against the most human kindness

To fear to let ones wall down
It protects like an invisible blanket
Its security I hold on like a baby in arms
Noone can see my wondering in me
A wildness that is shown shades the innocences 

Sometimes I scream inside my mind
As it never stands down
Like a film that has no ending 
I defend the right with all my fight to hide inside 
A lie I tell myself I am alright when really thats not right

So many sides to one being some need freeing
To escape my thoughts would be desire itself
Instead I climb the wall my own walls
Words can not be taken back even though the bricks may fall
The hurt can only be forgiven when its jury has delivered

A story I will one day tell
Its pages will set the scene
Of how I feared the anger in me 
Of a smile that dare not dissappear
As then I will be truely  be in all despair

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Michael J. Falotico

Date: 9/5/2010 6:02:00 AM

Deep write, excellent words from the wonderful title to the last line... love it...luv Michael

Constance La France

Date: 9/4/2010 2:56:00 PM

Well, Sarah, we are told to smile and the world smiles with us, but for me at times, it is just a mask and when I can remove the mask and just be me and express my pain and sorrow, I think that is much better, you wrote a splendid poem today, and I am very impresssed,,, love constance

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 9/4/2010 12:03:00 PM

we all at time's where that one mask of insecurities, it's hard, but we aren't as open with it it's better to keep it inside but little do we know the damage we do by keeping it in, enjoyed your write..P.D.