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Behind This Smile

June 21, 2010
By Mongo BRONZE, Uhrichsville, Ohio
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Mongo BRONZE, Uhrichsville, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
the function of music is to release us from the tyranny of concious thought

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Behind this smile,
You could never see,
my ever dark thoughts,
my insecurities.
I have all of these tears,
I want so desperately to cry,
because no one ever believes me,
you think I always lie.
Every time you glare,
its another stab at my soul,
every single day,
i seem to play another role
one day its its miss happy,
one day its miss nice,
another its miss snappy,
these roles won't soon suffice.
I haven't a clue,
of what I want to be,
but first in this confusing worl,
i need to find me.

© Elizabeth C., Spartanburg, SC

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