Ripping as it seems
The smile you see is uniform
Underneath lies pain & anguish
Fears of tomorrow
Yesterday's sorrow
Path seems forever unknown
Feelings frozen like stone
A painted picture of happiness
With drops of rain
Not a reason to live
But to hold true
To the creator of life
Sins holding the knife
Like opening your eyes in chlorine
The sadness stings
A moment of relief it brings
Then left with a dream
Every day a new challenge
A new memory
A new loss
Sometimes you just manage
A new line
A moment in time
Imperfection if that's what you say
No need to rhyme
Drifting away from reality
Lost in another time
Visions of the end
Plague my mind
Nothing a fortune cookie could tell
Although I knew it very well
Life is short and bittersweet
To another life, we retreat
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