Tried

I tried my best to keep it all in
I tried my best to not let them see
I tried my best to hide behind a grin
I tried my best just to be
I fought it down
Cried without sound
Kept my feet
On the ground
I kept my smile
Mile after mile
Empty and cold 
All the while
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Moore Avatar
March 9, 2011 at 3:14 PM
Heh...No thats not me...Good try. Thanks for the comment.
Mister Roboto Avatar
March 9, 2011 at 12:26 AM
I chilled to this one! You are not by chance, Jeremy Moore from Orlando, Fl. Via P.A.? Sorry if your are not. I saw the photography poem... ~JS Lambert
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