stronger than i look.

I've stood strong;

you could have sworn I never felt hurt.

I laughed at your unruly jokes—

I was never that predictable.

I could lift your heavy burdens,

carry them with mine,

with my face glittering like gold

and my heart pale as a doe.

You could have sworn I was numb—

numb to all the feelings and pain.

I wore smiles like my favorite color;

it hid all the hurt and pain.

You thought I had no burdens;

you gave me yours to bear.

Self-doubt, anxiety, and fear

echoed in pride.

I've had to withstand many arrows

with unruly grins,

paired with sunglasses and suits.

I'm stronger than I look—

not in pretence or aggression,

but in tears written with ink,

enough to paint the globe.

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