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Smile

Joanna S Lara 1982 (Wenatchee wa)

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This smile that's on the outside
 Is just a smile  you see
 You'll never see a smile on the inside
 Because that is just not me
 Smile on the outside
 Shows that I am happy as can be
 But really on the inside
 I am crying very silently
 The smile on the outside
 Just can't give a clue
 Of the love lost
 And hurting on the inside
 Bearing with a bruise
 The smile on the outside
 Is the only one to be
 Until the day you love me
 Then the real smile
 You'll see....

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Pain and security

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Written on 2004

Submitted by angeleyes32382 on September 27, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ababababAcdaeAbbfb
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 449
Words 94
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
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