A Thousand Pieces
there are a thousand pieces of me
I am lying broken on the floor
You walk by and do not notice
I am smiling and that is all you see
you do not see the pieces
you do not see the pain
you do not see how the pieces cut me
as I try to pick them up
as I try to place them back
my hands are bleeding
my tears are flowing
I cry out in anguish
I am in pieces
You stop
are you ok?
I nod
and you see me smile
and the pieces lie there
unnoticed
