Silent Agony

Silent night's her love's embrace
Rationed tears stream down her face
The smile conceals what inside lies
Spent youth, the lost love's sacrifice

The pain she owns is deep within
Tempered now the deafening din
Broken though her heart may be
It keeps inside her misery

The dawn soon spells her soul's lament
Replaced her cloak of false content
She wears it well for all to see
As she dwells in silent agony