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I FUMBLED WITH MY SMILE

by thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm

You’re supposed to be brave
You’re not supposed to cry

but I fumbled with my smile each time
I was forced to mumble, Hi! 

Sitting in the airport
for a ten day business trip
I can keep the tears from falling
If I bite my upper lip

I was ambushed at the front door
with the truth about her lies
there were no hugs or kisses
when we said our last good-byes

She disguised the clues so cleverly
she didn’t want me to know
and now, no vow could hold her
she’s packing up to go

Overlapping Lovers
I found out way to late
standing in a line
waiting at the gate

I fumbled with my smile, again
offering up my name
as my broken heart reminds me
Life won’t be the same

© 2017 Charles Robert Lindholm – All Rights Reserved
4-1-2017 April Fools Day  6:30 a.m.

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Posted on June 11, 2017 at 4:52 AM in chuck, Poetry   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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2 Comments to “I FUMBLED WITH MY SMILE”

    
  1. michnavs
    June 11, 2017 at 12:50 PM

    As always…i am feeling it…

    Reply
  2. thereluctantpoet
    June 11, 2017 at 1:44 PM

    So Glad My Friend! Thank You so much for Your comments!

    Reply
    

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