Centennial College - What Do I Hide

What Do I Hide by Angelynne Arca

Artwork Title: What Do I Hide
By: Angelynne Arca
Media: Poem
Year: 2020

What Do I Hide?

I hide behind my tearful eyes; every word is a hollow lie.

My pain eats at me from inside, a tingle not like butterflies.

It lacks sweetness, yet it isn’t delightful.

For help, it cannot subside.

All I can think is how easy it would be to kill this torment.

The rest would not matter, yet people would move on.

I could, eventually, be gone.

Nobody gets it.

They believe the smile on my face.

So when I cannot lock up my miserable pain, they assume the worst, doing nothing but hurting me more.

This strain will not simply say goodbye but cover it with a fake smile.

Artist Statement

I want others to know what's behind the person who is always laughing and smiling.

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