- Non-Erotic Poetry
- People
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Maybe they see your face
Look into your eyes
But do they see your soul?
Each day they see no strife
Have yet to feel and carry
The overwhelming pain of another...
They smile
Sometimes anyway
And they pacify
Maybe they try to listen
But they cannot hear you
Somehow they see your life
But in a mixed-up pattern
Out of order
But they cannot understand
How empathy can make you cry
How sadness can't be shaken
And how different you are
From them...
They are surface, glossy finishes, thin veneer.
You can't be transparent...
You are too opaque for them to appreciate.
But one day someone will.
