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'smiling Faces'

They leer at your soul

as you shrink into your role

     ~ withdrawn in your hole...

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Bobby May

October 17, 2019 at 9:28 AM

I don't know Gershon my colleagues could be right but I was thinking of a gofer in a hole, lol excellent my friend and well done!!

Gershon Wolf

October 17, 2019 at 10:24 AM

Hey, I was too, actually, Bobby, my man: My original version's last line was 'a bottomless hole.' So 'go-for it!.' ~ Wood Chuck

Chris Green

October 17, 2019 at 7:56 AM

Had me singing "Smiling Face Sometimes" (they don't tell the truth)by the Temptations when I read the title. The poem speaks that so loudly. Nicely done my friend.

Gershon Wolf

October 17, 2019 at 10:22 AM

Exactly(!) what I had in mind, my friend: Those 'smiling faces' --- beware! Smiles, Gershon

Elaine Perrin

October 17, 2019 at 7:37 AM

So much power in so few words! Love it :-) x

Elaine Perrin

October 17, 2019 at 2:32 PM

Lol ;-) x

Gershon Wolf

October 17, 2019 at 10:22 AM

Condensing your comment, I see that this poem was 'so...so.' … LOL. Thank you so much for such an endorsement of this senryu, Elaine! :) gw

P.S. Awtry

October 16, 2019 at 11:08 PM

I should have picked up on the quotation marks around the title... Like Mo, (below) I was surprised by the poem. That is a packed 3 lines! "shrink into your role"... wow. Dang this is a FAV for me.

Gershon Wolf

October 17, 2019 at 10:20 AM

A FAVE! Dang! Smiles. Thank you so much for your encouragement, P.S. Warm wishes, Gershon