42: Shield

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Shield

he feels so deeply
but hides it so well
behind the laughs and the smiles
and the insults he fires

held like a shield
close to his heart
cold stares and blank faces
behind which hides his art

but his shield is close enough
that his soul's imprints it leaves
marks on the metal
traced by those close enough to see

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