Fake smile
Lenamarie Clark 1981 (Indianapolis,Indiana)
I carried that smile for so long not so genuine in my opinion.
Deep inside my soul my inner child self lays a sad history that no one knows but to some I'm a mystery.
Today my story is within my soul all just to write.
I carry on with some fake smiles I go on for miles.
All the memories in my frames reminds me of the pain my young soul carried I just want them buried.
Those days taunt me my mind is hunting me, frame after frame I just gave and gave my little self knew to much and such.
I grew up too fast I wore my heart of my sleeves to just let it be can you see ?
A frightening me battled for my rights.
I fought and fought until I caved,
suicide didn't define me I even denied me.
My reflection in the mirror sees the inner me fake smile,I accepted her style.
1/8/2022
-Lenamarie clark ©️
About this poem
It's about my inner child self I carried a fake smile for years my childhood ptsd and escaping the war within my self. The struggles I endure and how I'm finally at a time in my life to seek help to reach my goals I would like to accomplish. w Writing this poem is reflecting to me when I read this poem It helps me open my mind with a whole new meaning in my life,one that I never had before.
Written on January 08, 2022
Submitted by PoetFeather on February 19, 2022
Modified by PoetFeather on February 19, 2022
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 812 |
Words | 180 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 5 |
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