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Our Shared Hidden Pain

Poem About Our Emotional Hideaways

By Timothy A RowlandPublished 12 months ago • 1 min read
Our Shared Hidden Pain
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Behind the smile

And beneath the skin

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Lies the ever-looming fears

We keep hidden deep within

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Our hours drag on slowly

Or perhaps fly on by far too fast

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The disguises we wear each day

Cracked and scarred with memories of the past

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Don’t remove the mask in front of them

Can’t let all this pain put on show

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Quickly patch up your mask

Or soon they all may know

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How silly we are, each and every one of us

As we try to fade and hide away in this mortal game

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For behind our neighbors’ masks,

Their tears fall the same

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Timothy A Rowland

I’m an every day human Xennial from the United States. I have many interest. I just want to improve your life and maybe entertain you. Available for editing and LeadsLeap projects at: https://www.fiverr.com/greyhatcompany

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    Written by Timothy A Rowland