It doesn't show on my face
My hands don't shake
Even as I smile,
Deep inside I'm on fire
The knots are endless at my core
But the world will push you more and more
Until my throat closes,
until my stomach twists itself off,
until my eyes shut,
until I fully and completely give up
I smile through it all
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Velvet Words at Sunset | Poetry
Poesiesad poems for me to reflect on, sometimes sprinkled with hope
