and i put a smile on my face
to convince.
i'm not sure who.
maybe i want to convince you, but
maybe i need to convince myself.
but at night the smile is gone when
i still lay awake
waiting
for you to tell me that
you love me.
but
it
is
never
said.
-k.d.
YOU ARE READING
life as we know it
PoetryBeing a poet is like being really sick. But instead of vomit, words come out. This is my word vomit.