I Don't Even Smile Poem by Raj Dronamraju

I Don't Even Smile

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I shook your hand
I took the loss
Escape was impossible
I took the loss

I went indoors, contorted into an ugly shape by desire
I came back out beaming phoniness
I couldn't find shelter indoors

There's a day coming where this will not end so easily
When it will be taken hard like a blood vendetta
And passed on to future generations
And that's when a smile loses all meaning
Is merely the go to expression of a demolished psyche
Is flashed with the frequency of a bellboy summoned for the carrying of guests' bags

At that time, I don't even smile
And I'll say people are a black hole
And I get sucked in and then get spit out in a place I don't recognize
Not worried about being lost
Not worried about being alone

I don't even smile
For you, endurance finally breaks
Washes over us with violence
I will snap, I can't shake this off anymore

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: anger
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chinedu Dike 04 August 2020

A poignant bit of verse written with clarity of thought and mind. An insightful and heartfelt piece of poetry. Thanks for sharing and do remain enriched.

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Prabir Gayen 10 April 2019

I don't even smile For you, endurance finally breaks Washes over us with violence I will snap, I can't shake this off anymore.. ...... very beautiful

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Julia Luber 30 March 2019

Sounds like a slow cultivation of a sudden snap- but sheds light on understanding expressions do not necessarily reveal the truth of emotions but are more like practiced acts that masque what is really going on.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 27 March 2018

I don't even smile For you, endurance finally breaks Washes over us with violence I will snap, I can't shake this off anymore........touching expression. A beautiful poem on anger astutely presented. Thanks for sharing.

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Dr Antony Theodore 27 March 2018

I get sucked in and then get spit out in a place I don't recognize Not worried about being lost Not worried about being alone. inner anger expressed in fine verses...... thank u dear poet. tony

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