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HopeS
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0 posted 2005-04-20 04:13 AM



Look Beneath The Smiles

Smile as if nothing is wrong
Masking the hurting inside
I shall wear my happy face
The tears I can always hide

For too long my heart ached
It goes way beyond despair
Most feelings are revealed
Underneath the smile I wear

Silence as been hard to bare
Yet smiles disguise the pain
So here is my little reminder
You never see me complain

Whilst smiling on the outside
The inside was falling apart
If you follow the flow of tears
You will find my broken heart

HopeĀ©2005

With graphic and music below
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ice
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1 posted 2005-04-20 05:50 AM


Hope

This poem reminds me of the Pagliacci...

Who, in the opera was advised

"Turn into banter all your pain and sorrow,
and with your clowns' face hide grief and distress...
Laugh loud, Pagliaccio, forget all of your troubles,
Laugh off the pain that so empoisons your heart."

I feel writing poems such as this helps in putting on
a permanent smile...an honest one....Certainly Canio did not
choose the right method of regaining happiness
(revenge is never sweet, in the end)
Exposition of feelings through  poetry, I believe a better therapy
and that your penning of this will help turn your fake smile into a real one.

--------------ice/ford
    ><>

LeeJ
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2 posted 2005-04-20 06:17 AM


dear lady, this wonderful painting reflects your heart and name...loved reading this as well as Fords comment...truly an inspiration...thank you
passing shadows
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3 posted 2005-04-20 07:56 PM


you can't hide it from some of us

garysgirl
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4 posted 2005-04-27 07:44 AM


Hope, I know how this feels. Good writing, Sweetie.
Hugs,
Ethel

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5 posted 2005-04-27 01:23 PM


I'm with you on this one

Very well written

WindWalker
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6 posted 2005-04-28 10:47 PM


I like the rhyming in this well crafted poem!
Foxyoasis
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7 posted 2005-04-29 12:42 PM


awe I am feeling this one good write
vandana
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8 posted 2005-04-29 10:11 AM


good read
froggy
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9 posted 2005-04-29 10:55 PM


Sad but beautiful too.
Hugs to you HopeS.

:-)

<^^> Today the pond....Tomorrow the world

DavePage
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10 posted 2005-04-30 04:42 PM


Hope

You write a sorry tale but anyone with your talent and drive will always come through

Dave

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