The Years of Regression

Smeared across my face
An expression of pure shame
Robbed of all my grace
By a thief without a name

I still wear that same expression
Only now it's beneath my mask
Hidden from the world's perception
Because I don't want them to ask

As the expression stayed with me
So has the feeling
And throughout the years I've felt these wounds
Reopen and start bleeding

The only solution was to deny the pain
And bury way down deep
But it always rises to the surface again
And out it slowly seeps

And for all these years
I've managed to conceal
These painful memories
That just won't seem to heal

It makes me feel so alone
But I've never been one to ask for help
So everyday my heart grows a little more cold
And all I can think to say is oh well
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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February 10, 2014 at 4:25 PM
Nice win Lisa, .. I WOULDN'T want to relive this either. Loving it ~SKAT~
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January 12, 2014 at 3:41 PM
Great emotive winning work..Congrats on your win..Sara
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January 9, 2014 at 9:38 PM
Congratulation for a fine win in the contest. enjoyed the poem, lisa
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