No one can see

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No one can see
The shiny broken pieces
That shimmer behind
Their tear-glazed eyes

No one can see
The rehearsed tone
In their cheerful voice
That lurks in the shadows
Of the walls they've built

No one can see
The plastic smile
They plaster on their face
She people don't call them
Attention-craving

No one can see
The recorded laugh they use
To hide the fact
That they are crippled inside

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