This Face

i wake up in the morning
put on my face
the one thats going to get me
through another day

i want people to think im ok
to think im normal
even though im not
the truth is horrible

my home is a dissaster
my family a disgrace
all in jail or dead
thats why i put on this face
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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May 7, 2016 at 3:27 AM
jessica dawn, this is an awesome poem, thank you for sharing. *SKAT*
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December 18, 2011 at 1:59 PM
:( this is pretty much how nearly everyone feels.. it sounds like you're in highschool cause u got all this crap.. I know how you feel :( Love, J.
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