the woman behind the smile



nobody knows the woman behind the smile
but everybody knows of her

she seems to be a myth
always present
always willing
always content

but is she truly?

the woman behind the smile
is hard to spot

she is a deceiver
but to all who “know her”,
she is honest
true
pure

but really,
she is intentional

nobody knows she is hiding
nobody knows what she is hiding

she is hiding herself
because



she is alone
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Submitted by ameisterbarnes on March 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

26 sec read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB XXCX D AX BBXXX DX CC XX X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 411
Words 89
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 1, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 1

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