I'm sitting here wondering br can i hide my emotion through words br writing in metaphors br when really its all plain br I'm broken br easy enough to say br but what does it mean br I'm in pieces br i don't work anymore br I'm broken br who says that to explain emotion br except a poet br finding metaphor for emotion br does it mean I'm sad, yes br does it mean I'm torn, yes br what does torn mean br torn like an old rug br torn like a dollar bill br ripped to shreds, broken br who needs a metaphor to explain emotion br when its laid out in front of everyone br my eyes are swollen br my body is bruised br my words are silent br my smile is fake br its all plain and simple br laid out like a flashing sign br i am broken br even though my emotions are plain br i still have to explain through metaphors br because people don't look for a simple answer br they look for the secrets people tell br is she holding back tears br is her smile today real br I'm broken br but people don't look to see me br they look to find emotion br encoded in this poem br hiding my feelings br in this metaphorical language br because people don't look br i am brokenbr br Audrey Marie Kaybr br