Why do people insist in the use of figurative language I am not as blue as the sky (simile) This sadness is not swallowing me whole (hyperbole) My tears are not carving new paths down the skin covering my cheeks (imagery) The frown I wear is not eating the happiness off my face (personification) This feeling is not a storm that wonβt subside (metaphor) I am not softly shaking so someone stops to shush my sobs (alliteration) You canβt hear the smashing of tears on the table (onomatopoeia) There is no way to make this pain sound beautiful I am sad, plain and simple. Deal with it.