I haven't seen myself smile in years
I think I have forgotten how
But neither do my eyes fill with tears,
nothing surprises them now
for nothing has happened that
hasn't happened before,
not the endless work nor sleeping on the mat,
not the fact that I am almost always sore,
nor that I can remember when I last ate,
yes I earn money though just about enough
to seal my families' fate,
but to buy my childhood I don't have enough.
©candoura
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