Poem -

THE SMILE

THE SMILE

The smile, so tender and byzantine,

stretches to cover

a mouth gagged by truth.

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Christopher Correia

Terrific, like this a whole lot, one of my favorite poets is Charles Bukowski who wrote 'a smile to remember' this poem pulled that one into my mind...so subtle and understated, remarkable that you could give so much with so few words, top of the food chain work, Nikki...cheers

Chris

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