Kali Roberts Poet Free verse

I Wish I Could Remember What My Smile Looks Like

You can see the depression,
the sleep deprivation,
the tears I've lost,
and the blood I've bled.

And yet, 
you fail to see the pain,
and the strength, 
you have given to me.

You can see the passion in my eyes,
you can tell the sound of hate in my voice.

Most of all you can see there's more,
more behind these simple eyes...
than you would ever think.

With every second that passes,
the more my heart will break.
In two, now four, then eight.

With every second that passes,
my hands shake,
my voice quakes,
my thoughts race.

I go blank, and I can no longer speak.

I used to know what a smile looked like.
I no longer do.
I know more of tears, and sadness.
Of pain, of drugs, of fire, of knives.

Once upon a time, 
you helped me.
You no longer do. 

One day I couldn't take it anymore.
I broke. 

I wish I could remember what my smile looks like...

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Amber Underwood March 31, 2011 at 7:15 AM I really love this poem kali.! I love you biffle. (:

Kali Roberts March 9, 2011 at 5:21 AM @tiffany mccall, thank you.(3 that made my day today knowing that someone fell in love with one of my poems. your comment made me really happy.(:

Tiffany Mccall March 8, 2011 at 7:37 AM omg i love this i really fell in love with this poem its like a movie that u love watching and you never want it to go off. i get a feeling that this poem actually happened to you and you wanted to express yourself to someone so u wrote it on paper and the words fell in love with the paper