I'm screaming
I'm crying
I'm silent.
As long as I'm smiling, I'm fine.
Behind closed doors,
Behind my mask,
No one knows the torment I'm in.
I'm fine as long as I'm smiling.
I paint it on,
Carve it on,
However I can.
My mind is too loud
"Shut up, shut up, shut up!"
I scream to myself.
Willing my mind to be silent.
But, silence can be worse.
Silence is numbness.
But as long as I smile,
I'm fine...
-A. G.
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Poems for Soft Hearts Full of Longing
PoésieThese poems discuss difficult topics that I or my friends have experienced in our lives. As some of my favorite poetry authors say ( Lovelace and Kaur) say "Practice self care before, after, and during reading these peoms."
