The Hidden Pain

The Hidden Pain 

By: Phylicia Ebanks 

She would smile and would  greet us with opened arms.

She would sit down patiently and listened to our  innermost thoughts .

She would give us the best advice we truly needed.

But little did anyone know her name was Mara.

She carried a heavy baggage .

She cried many nights .

And sobbed many days.

Her fears were many and her emotional pain left her feeling empty and drained .

The Hidden Pain you could not see .

The Hidden pain she had to endure .

Oh, how saturated her pillow was each night as she departed to sleep.

The emptiness inside was the genuine  reality but she was covered with pretense on the outside.

The Hidden Pain was her pain 

The Hidden Pain !!