Fake

Plastic smiles

Frozen

on sickly happy faces

A hollow

feelingless laugh

to hide

the broken heart

within.

Reviews

[Linear]

That hits the spot hard, I know the feeling well, and I often wish I didn't...But thats live, what do they say "the course of true love never runs smoothly" does it ever run at all? and just who are THEY lol

Beautiful Poetry

[SOUL LESS]

Agree with Myers...not just broken hearts...ourselves. We put on plastic smiles to hide ourselves from the world. We care more about people's opinions than our own about ourselves. So we mold ourselves accordingly. So Fake!

[Ashley Myers]

we all are guilty of this at some point in time. pretending to be happy when we're hurting inside. we're programmed to fake our emotions, because showing emotion makes us "weak"

[An owl on the moon]

I recognize that smile all too well... I used to see it in the mirror quite often. This is a brilliant, introspective write.

[J.M]

Hauntingly beautiful and true - something too many people know so well. And it was captured so expertly in so few lines. Brilliant write!

[cfix]

I know this feeling. Well done!

[Zack Burton]

Another good short one. You manage to stuff enough imagery and emotion into this one to make it last much longer than its apparent length.

[Wondering Mind]

haunting in a way.. Well written, my friend

[Emily B]

I think you've said it all

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. ah, beautiful ... so poignant ... so profound and so true ... "feelingless laugh" is a brilliant expression and it perfectly captures that kinda laughter ... "sickly happy faces" is another instance of brilliance ... amazing oxymoron ... a gem of a nugget this entire poem is ... i admire all poets who are great at brevity ... so i admire you and you inspire me too ...