Her

A smile that never reaches her eyes A laugh that never reaches her soul A hug she cannot feel A numbness that is everlasting Numb to the world around her but not the pain inside The allure of love and the false hope it provides Beckoning to her like the warmth of a sun rise Filling her eyes with light, a change from the sticky dull of pain A light that soon fades, dripping out in the tears she cries Her heart flooding with pain, and drowning in tears Waiting for the sun rise to return Through the dark night she cries Tears of anguish wash away her pain The sun rises for another day The smile fake, and misleading, but it keeps the questions away To start another day and end another night Anxious for the day to last To end her waking pain, and kill the darkest night The lingering bitter taste of tears as it fades The smile becoming real The flood waters draining The pain being released by a loving hug, and a waking happiness Stored away for months like a sleeping bear Waiting for warmer weather to warm her soul, and make her smile warm and real again To make her... her