They faced each other
Smiles so true and pure
Eyes full of compassion
Trust growing within.
They faced each other
Smiles reaching ears
Eyes crinkled in truth
Love seeping through.
They faced each other
Smiles just a shadow
Eyes boring into the other
Hatred reeking through.
They faced each other
Smiles set and fixed
Eyes wide in hope
Dupe in a handshake.
They faced each other
Smiles set as friends
Eyes reflecting past
Bittersweet in breakup.
Work all day –
Drink all night –
Smile through pain
Laugh though vain
Walk like dead
And call it life.
First published in my Medium blog.
One by one
it crosses each line
ceaseless.
Time.
It’s not alcohol –
it doesn’t depress me.
It’s not weed –
it doesn’t oppress me.
It’s no narcotics,
It’s nicotine-free,
Just pure antibiotics,
that reeks only glee.
I feel it — the joy,
and a triumphant smile,
like winning a toy,
unknowing all the while.
I’m ready to disclose –
the secrets unbound,
for never will I close.
Words heal every wound.
