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I Forgot How to Smile
September 22, 2014
I forgot how to smile,
When all my rights were torn.
I forgot how to smile,
When my spirit was worn.
I forgot how to smile when my faith disintegrated into dust that couldn't quench my thirst.
When my sunken cheeks no longer resembled the beauty I once owned-
Or the beauty that kept my optimism in its right palm, and in the other the deepest recesses of my heart that I would never give to him...
My fingers that once painted gorgeous paintings press against my face, to somehow shelter me from reality.
I once dreamed of fame, now I desperately whisper prayers of survival,
And on top of that-
I forgot how to smile.
© Hannah S., Avondale, AZ
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I was inspired by Elie Wiesel's books. They struck something in my that I had not been in touch with for a while. I hope this makes people think. I don't wish to depress but make people feel something real.