White Lies
that smile hides a hundred truths inside
white lies lined up like tombstones
cleaned nightly, scrubbing away the
shame spoken and guilt grinded daily,
stained with coffee and wine swallowed
to swill down today’s fake smile, yesterday’s
plastic smile, tomorrow’s practiced smile,
living as the smiling assassin to your own
sorrow when society’s smile frowns on
anything upside down before you can
even start to turn a smile that hides a
hundred truths inside white lies lined up
Copyright © Thomas Harrison | Year Posted 2022
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