That smile

Contradicts

The palpable pain within

An ignored conflict

The fire surged

Burning inside

The stomach

The lips form

Into an incomprehensible smile

A facade undenied

The pain aroused

To the throat

The eyes moisturized

Yet dry

The facade stronger

Undenied

The face glitters

The heart dims

A palpable pain

Concealed

The external survives

The internal burns

A burning unquenched

Till it dies

Maybe the internal too

Shall survive.