smile, the pretend
laugh
is worse
than a cry.
the straining for
joy,
the outright lie
that everything
is fine.
you see in their eyes.
the tilting
of heart,
the quiet sigh
so much gloom,
inside.
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About Me
- Stephen Chute
- west springfield, virginia, United States
- these are all FICTIONAL stories and characters and are in no way representative of any real experiences in my or anyone else's life. any similarities are purely coincidental, except for the dog poems.
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