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I can't smile anymore

I can’t smile anymore.
I can’t laugh off the hurtful jokes
and pretend everything’s ok
when it’s really not.
My heart is scarred forever,
and no apologies
can ever change that.
You say you won’t hurt me again,
and then you do.
What do I say,
to make you stop.
You’re an angry twister,
and I always happen
to be in your path.
Why must you do this to me.
What have I ever done to you
but comfort and reassure you
that everything will turn out fine.
Now I realize that everything,
including us,
is just a lie.
I can’t smile anymore.
Why must I pretend that we have
anything in common anymore.
Don’t call me anymore,
Don’t talk to me anymore,
because when you do,
I hurt inside.
And that hurt never goes away;
and now I can’t smile anymore.

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