Devoured

By alexandraj

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Devoured

34 3 6
By alexandraj

The Sorrow in me never leaves,

but you'll never hear it spoken,

it leaks into my body like poison,

spreading to my heart until it stops,

but it spreads painfully slow,

burning like liquid fire never to stop.

     I hide it all behind a smile

     a smile painted on by a expert

     a mastermind of emotions

     to hide me from the world

     a world where emotions are dangerous

     a weakness that others prey on

     they are the predators and you are the prey

     the prey that will be devoured by the world

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