Every day I smile

A smile I hide behind

My eyes conceal all that is within

The darkness around my heart consumes me

But when asked, I reply ' I'm fine'

My sense of loss, like a child looking for a hand to hold

My bitten fingernails

The feeling of falling when my feet are firmly on the ground

But when asked, I reply ' I'm fine'

The tension in my temples

The bubbling anger rising

The…