Taking It All In, Wounds That Resurface Poem by Samantha DeWitt

All those words locked up inside
Wounds that resurface
While taking it in
I just smile and grin
Not with will
But with depressed feelings
And still
I find myself wanting
Wanting to bare
Wanting to give
Wanting to share
Wanting to live
But no matter how I may fall
I've learned that it's never good
To build a wall
No one knows
The hurt they've caused
Those gentle blows
They've never paused
Words, they think, are just mere words
But I know how words can be
Worse than strikes upon a body
When they say I'm stupid
And that I am no good
I just smile and grin
While taking it all in
Taking it in and trying to hide
All those words locked up inside
Wounds that resurface