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The Look of the Outside

February 14, 2010
By SweetHeart_707 SILVER, Lakeville, Minnesota
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SweetHeart_707 SILVER, Lakeville, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"It's not called being conceited, it's called being optimistic"

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What is it about
A certain look
That doesn’t make
One wonder
What’s truly happening

On the inside?

Is it the
Plainly seen
Innocence?
Its frailty?

It’s the look
That screams:
“Save me
From this prison”

The pleas are ignored

Can’t they see
The obvious pain
In that fragile
Expression

No

For
The pain,
The anguish

Is easily hidden
By a small,
Simple

Smile

The author's comments:
I wrote this for my friend. She was, and is, having a hard time. This was probably her main problem. I hope she heals.
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