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When smiles weep

Laughter that hides pain, the smile that mask sorrow.

By Peace OputaPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Teary eyes, bright smile

Ha ha ha ha jokes on me, ha ha ha how ironic, My smile so bright tells a tale, A tale of hidden wounds, unseen, untouched, A story of shadows dancing behind my teeth. A masquerade of light hiding the storm, So much darkness so much pain, Yet laughter spills like a broken melody, Like echoes of a song I never learned to stop singing. Tears no longer measures the weight, Falling like rain, thicker than blood, Carrying burdens too heavy for words, They dried up long before my heart healed. Numb all over, yet I still feel the pain, We're all smiling but not all happy. Excruciating, suffocating, The world spins, the show goes on. What else to do than laugh it away, Like the wind will take it away, Like whispers lost in the void, Ha ha ha bitter sweet, what a facade, A contradiction, a cruel irony.

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Peace Oputa

I am a Multilingual wordsmith, weaving my joys, wounds, and transformations into words. My writing mirrors my seasons, restless storms, quiet healing, fleeting laughter, and deep longing. sometimes light, sometimes heavy, but always real.

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    Written by Peace Oputa