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Split Second Smile
0 Reviewsi dare you to see her
Her cheekbones scream “I’m taken”,
Like the “No Vacancy” signs
On the motels that dot the highways.
With lips curved in a natural frown,
She pretends it doesn’t matter-
It doesn’t matter that she’s alone.
Yet once in a while, it cracks or slips
This pretence that she keeps up.
But never does anyone see her smile,
Her sweet, silent, split second smile.
And after a while, it ends.
Just like that.
Sharp edges and upside down curves
Take over and dominate her face once more,
And it’s all because
You didn’t look.
Like the “No Vacancy” signs
On the motels that dot the highways.
With lips curved in a natural frown,
She pretends it doesn’t matter-
It doesn’t matter that she’s alone.
Yet once in a while, it cracks or slips
This pretence that she keeps up.
But never does anyone see her smile,
Her sweet, silent, split second smile.
And after a while, it ends.
Just like that.
Sharp edges and upside down curves
Take over and dominate her face once more,
And it’s all because
You didn’t look.
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