Secret Beauty

You wear your bruises like jewelry.
Subtle, often hidden, an adornment
that only those broken like you are allowed to see.
a part of your beauty,
underlying the sparkling eyes
and the pinup smile,
with dark magic,
that transforms you
into something more powerful
than mere beauty.

About this poem. 

The internet is full of Memes about smiling through pain and sorrow and saying “I’m fine” when we are not. Why so many? Because it’s too true. Far too true.

Tom