She shines, hiding all that's tattered.
She smiles, masking that she's shattered.
No one can see beyond her facade
Lest they know the real her.
**
She feels ever on display,
Though rarely anyone looks her way.
No one can hear her full story
Lest they wrongfully judge.
**
Never truly revealing all,
She has put up an unyielding wall.
Internally broken, bruised, and bleeding,
She projects only that she's succeeding.
**
No one must find her deepest mind,
Lest they know her as an imposter.
That's why...
She shines, hiding all that's tattered.
She smiles, masking that she's shattered.
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Julie Lacksonen
Julie has been a music teacher at a public school in Arizona since 1987. She enjoys writing, reading, walking, swimming, and spending time with family.
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You’ve captured the quiet strength of carrying pain behind a smile so vividly.