Behind
this smile
is a
sadness
so deep,
a pain
so raw
even shadows
stay away;
behind
this laugh
is a
secret
well hidden,
a resentment
so smouldering
even hell
rejects it.
Swim
with me
in these
murky waters;
wallow
in the
mud,
for everyone
has their
skeletons,
everyone
has their
tales
of woe.