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Plastic Smiles and Rusted Knives
September 7, 2009
A plastic smile
You wore as a mask
An empty heart
You wore as a badge
A secret ache
You hid from the world
A hollow laugh
You could easily fake
A rusted knife
Carved into your skin
You drew a smile
To hide your pain
And then laid down
To be alone once again
© Paulina A., Marblehead, MA
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