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Painted Smile

August 10, 2010
By Nicole93 PLATINUM, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Sometimes the best two people to be together are the last two to realize it.

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I paint this pretty smile on,
and wear it around town,
because the world gets so curious,
when I wear this frown.

I paint the face on,
of a different person,
so no one knows,
just how much I hurt.

On the inside,
the tearing rips so loudly,
but on the outside,
I show this smile so proudly.

© Monica L., St. George, UT

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