11:09 #3: CHEESE
Sep 5, 2018 · 1 min read
Plastic people flashing fake smiles at a pretend world. -Steven James
Hold. Pause. Breathe.
Take a step back and reassess
this void…this emptiness
despite the crowd around you.
You try to understand why
despite all the chatter
and voices around
you still feel empty… alone.
No, the word is lonely.
Lonely…alone…whichever goes really.
They’re huddled around you again
camera poised, smiles on their faces
and they wait…for you
and that smile you’ve mastered so well.
They don’t know the pain
and emptiness it hides
Cheese
The camera lights flash
Another picture they’ll say holds happy memories
All you’ll remember when you see it again is this;
another picture you faked a smile.