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Very powerful of emotion here...simple but full of meaning..the whole impact is perfect..the flow, the rhyme and the meter of the poem perfectly written..love this piece=)
5/5

Your poems are always powerfully written and packed with emotion... Think thats why I like them ;) .. I can relate to this one so well!

Thankyou for sharing this with us Ben... and Top marks from me :D

All the best and take care.. Olwin

"I can grin and bare;
Hide my empty stare;
Pretend that I care;
But inside I know,
That nothing is there."

This couldn't hurt me more. Very well said. I love your use of Euophoria. The simplicity of you're poem is what makes it so impowering. Well done. Continue to share.

I'm not sure how I missed this poem, brain dead I guess.
Very good poem with much to be enjoyed. Penned with a knowing hand.

Connie

Hmm..a feeling we all have felt and delt with
at some point in our lives. I can feel the helplessness in this write..take care.