Smile Through Shadows
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Written: September 07, 2023
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In the depths of sorrow, as pokiness prevails.
A smile defenestrates, though my heart wails.
Zestfully decrypts the agony and loss I endure.
I flashed a false grin, yet none grasped it for sure.
Hypnotically, when we had previously danced.
Has drifted away, leaving me entranced.
The voice I adored is now only a faraway echo.
Strands my sultry heart, tears yet to flow.
But still, I smile through tears, breaking.
By the scraps of words, my mind is belittling.
A cherished knot is now a thing of the past.
But life must fare as its spell shifts and casts.
I hide every trace of my misery and grief.
Put on a plaid face and find comfort in belief.
Walking out into the world with a clear wound,
Bleeding soul, grimly sobbing, yet unattuned.
Nobody surely heeds my pain.
I rarely condone its reign.
I mask the sorrow with the loth handlooms.
And persist, as if my heart still blooms.
But did I interpret their generosity as love?
They stole shards of my heart from above.
I smile, despite the tears that threaten to spill.
None leads to the same effects as the creeper, still.
Copyright © Sotto Poet | Year Posted 2023
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