Off into the sunset …

82.          Can You Hear Me?

The ache inside is shouting,
My need
So overwhelming
It is surely lit in neon;
The hurt
So loud,
Reverberating,
A stroboscopic klaxon
That echoes in my soul.

Yet proud, defiant,
Self-contained
I wear my smile,
Never say a word,
And wonder why
Nobody hears.

16 July 2013

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