Hurt veils her face with a mask of smiles and laughter.

The mask eventually shatters and leaves shards of Shame and Betrayal.

Hurt lies down at night,

in the stillness of the dark,

and embraces the cuts of Truth.

 

Hurt veils her face with a mask of smiles and laughter,

while Honesty seductively whispers in her ear,

“It will never be the same.”

Shame ridicules her vulnerability

and her willingness to trust.

 

Hurt veils her face with a mask of smiles and laughter,

Ambivalence wrestles between the uncertainty of

Loving fully and protecting her heart.

Courage trickles down in tiny droplets.

 

Hurt veils her face with a mask of smiles and laughter.

Perseverance tells her that life will go on.