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I can’t hide in full view
No privacy
No solace
I just want to walk into a corner
And disappear into the shadows
My pain has nowhere to go
So it settles in my body; on my face
And I have to lift my eyes to greet you
The healer needs healing
But everyone is needy
The patients are pulling
They need interaction, attention
Something
I can’t hide now
I have an image to maintain
Not one I asked for, but one I was given
But my muscles can’t move my lips to smile
Sadness becomes resentment
Resentment becomes anger
And it has nowhere to go
So it settles in my body and becomes poison
And I have to lift my eyes to greet you