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Broken
June 3, 2015
She acts tough
She looks tough
But is she?
It’s not her
She talks the talk
She walks the walk
She puts up a fight
But is she right?
It’s not her
Blocked out emotions;
weary eyes;
Tired soul
That’s what they see
That’s what she feels
It’s not her
She can do what she wants
Do what she pleases;
But I see
I can just look, and know;
It’s not her
Everyone falls for the act
But not me, not now
She looks me in the eye
I can see her break
She puts the wall back up
She walks away
They see tough
I don’t
I see broken
© Elizabeth H., San Bernardino, CA
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I know a person who always keeps it in and hides from her trueself and I had to get it out of me, so I made it into a poem.