Vanessa Alvarez Biography

Some folks will drive a thousand miles
To fake their grief with practiced smiles.
They'll stand in black and bow their head,
But never checked on you in dread.
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The mask I wear is always bright,
A painted smile, a borrowed light.
It hides the truth, it veils the pain,
A silent storm, a constant rain.
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"Thank you" feels too small a phrase,
For all the light you've brought my days.
You took my doubts, my fears away,
And turned my tears to smiles each day.
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Not cruel, though cruelty nears,
Not hurtful, though you bear tears.
Not silent, though unheard
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How quick we are to point and see,
The faults in others, endlessly.
Yet blind we stay to our own flaws,
Our hidden sins, our broken cause.
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