Unrevealed
Nothing a smile can't hide
A fake laugh
Sugarcoating what's inside
You call it anger. Resentment
When it's unhealed trauma
And a child's memory bent
You think rage leads to slammed doors
But it's the internal pain
It's the nights that leave you curled up on cold floors
You see bruised hands, punching the wall
And you say it's disrespect
Not a cry for help, an SOS call
Then It's a weakness to cry
But how the fuck does that work
Cause when you have to help you don't even try
This fire you see as furry
Is just survival mode
Something to stop reality from getting too blurry
Now you know why it's a secret
Why there's so much precaution in words
Why every conversation seems discreet
You can't tame a fire but you can shut it off
Now i keep it's ashes sealed
This part of me. Raw and vulnerable
A part I'll forever leave unrevealed
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For the: Write The Shadow Challenge
Hosted by: @versesbyaaliyah
