I Cry When I Laugh

I cry when I laugh
Do the dimples on my cheeks
tell a different tale?

When I laugh I cry
the construction of the mind
wears not on the face

The voice in my head
serrate deeper than scars. So
I cry when I laugh.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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