A Shade of Lies

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You see the homeless man,

But not the army doctor,

Eyes filled with trauma.


You see the overweight women,

Not the days before her mother's funeral,

Trying to cope.


You see the mute woman,

Her eyes speak

What she once spoke.


You see the man with scars,

He was innocent,

Behind bars.


You see,

But you don't

And you slowly began

To lose hope

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