Life has given me a lot -
some things good and some things not…

The anguish you can read in my eyes
and hear the disappointment in my sigh.
Resentment lurks in the shadows of my laughter
with the anger riding on my brow as a close ally.

I wear all my pain on the outside
so in time, it can slowly fade away.
All the happiness, I hide deep within
it gives me the strength to live through each day.