Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

Life Is So Cruel

I knew the day would come
I met you yesterday by chance
You introduced me to your new lover

How I contorted my lips into a smile
It felt like such a painful grimace
O it was a mighty effort

I half wondered if it fooled anyone
How I maintained that fake smile
To hide the tears inside

There it was so outstretched
I remember calling on muscles
To pry these lips apart

How I mustered to utter words
I’ll never understand
‘It’s nice to meet you’

As I held my head high
I couldn’t wait for the moment
We could collapse 

Me and my lie



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Submitted on April 27, 2020 for contest STRAND PICK G sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 1ST

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Paula Goldsmith April 29, 2020 at 8:47 PM Congratulations on your win. You told it like it is. Guess we have all been there. It is no fun at all. Enjoy your day and your win..........

Lonna Blodgett April 29, 2020 at 3:40 PM So much truth and feeling in this Line. I think you have truly defined that experience. Love It! Line Gauthier April 29, 2020 at 6:11 PM Thanks, Lonna. Much appreciated.

Anisha Dutta April 29, 2020 at 11:24 AM BIG CONGRATS to win TOP. Love. Line Gauthier April 29, 2020 at 2:15 PM Thank you, Anisha. Much appreciated.

John Watt April 29, 2020 at 6:35 AM Well done Line, on the Oscar-worthy acting job, and the #1 placement today. Be well ~ John Line Gauthier April 29, 2020 at 7:27 AM Thank you for your much appreciated visit and comment, John.

Andrea Dietrich September 7, 2018 at 6:44 PM wow, I love the way you described that awful moment. Great free verse writing. Line Gauthier September 7, 2018 at 10:56 PM Thanks, Andrea. Most appreciated.

Timothy Mcguire September 6, 2018 at 11:43 PM Been there and felt that! Great poem. Great finish. Line Gauthier September 7, 2018 at 10:57 PM Thank you, Timothy. Most appreciated.

Caren Krutsinger September 6, 2018 at 4:52 PM So glad I have never been though this moment, for now, I feel like I know what it would have felt like. Line Gauthier September 7, 2018 at 10:58 PM Disappointments come in varying degrees... it's all the same. Thanks for your lovely visit and comment, Caren.