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Her face cracks with the smile that has been painted there.
Her heart shatters with each promise broken
Her eyes dim with each flicker of hope that fades
Her days grow greyer with a heavy heart
Burdened from the storm of her life
She tries so hard to continue on the path
To find hope and strength within herself
She searches
She is lost
Lost in a forest of her emotions
Tangled in their braches
Choking in their grip
She struggles to break free
Every time she removes one branch
Two more take their place
The sun peaks through
She can feel the slightest hint of its warmth
It shines on her
She pauses in the warm light that it casts on her
While in this paused state the branches loosen
She feels the pressure lift from her neck
She breathes deep
She relaxes into the pain
She identifies it
Recognize it
Acknowledges it
And lets it go
The branches release her
She feels free
She wipes off the painted smile
She moves forward
No longer separating the sorrow from the joy
Allowing the two to live as one
Embracing what life has given her
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