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The Devil Within

By Lightmare

Topics: Poetry Source: AllPoetry Original source

Witty comebacks, a saccharine smile bubbly perky happiness… is that what you want me to be? A woman without her character, a smile that masks the pain? I know that my poetry can scare you yet in my life I’ve learned: it’s too easy to be that happy persona that masks the pain within and now I abandon that practice and let you see the devil within © on May 02 2001 12:40 PM PST   0 • 10

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