With Your Eyes Closed

Living this way
With your eyes closed
Is easy to do
And you won’t even know 

For  you don’t see the things
That sadden you too
Your heart will not break
And tears will not fall

But they won’t go away 
For the sadness remains
To bubble and boil
And to rise again some day.

© Paul Warren Poetry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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July 18, 2018 at 4:56 AM
Paul, your sad ballad is rescued by a glimmer of hope at the end.. a great read my friend!
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