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"Riddle"
what is a troubled heart
that does not speak?
what do you call a soul
that does not weep?
well, you will never know
until you seek
every person that sits beside you,
leads you and guides you
into thinking that everything is okay
they seem so familiar day-to-day
with polished and pasted faces,
but behind the scenes
the obligated smile replaces the
therapeutic tears of release
and they burn with a desperation
to have your peace
their desolation dwells for days
because it has its ways
and there's no peace of mind
and you are not there to truly find them.
you take their empty eyes and fake smiles
and combine them into something that you deem real
and silently, you stand there
pretending to never know how they feel.
every person that sits beside you
may lead you and guide you
into thinking that everything is okay,
but take a second look anyway.
and you will see that they are silently
crying out to you
and undoubtedly seeking a breakthrough.
so open your mind
and blind your pride's eyes,
and be prepared for what's inside
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