A flashy smile
A lingering frown
Then the noose
or the bullet
or the razor's sharp edge
Slicing slow
across arteries & veins
As if the affliction were no deeper
than pools of blood
or bone's marrow
As if death could be let out bleeding
and life could remain
everlasting
in emptied arteries and veins
Instead of draining life in blood
and leaving only death in tact
The Reaper leaves tears
as it collects the never seen
but clearly missed
like some warped & twisted Santa
an altogether different form of clause
The remnant frown fades
into a blank expression
as everything else is erased
and the frown is transferred
unto another's longing face
This is the story of an ending
with no resolution
Only destitution
and so many pages left blank instead
A smile will flash
Though the frown still lingers
The smile will not last
And the frown will remain far too long
but it to
will surely fade
If the blank & buried faces
Could only frown again
They would surely smile
even if only to be seen within
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