one more day

“an ode to holding on”

the smiles around cannot dissolve her grey,
she laughs, yet something scorches deep inside.
she tells herself, “just hold on -one more day.”

she’s learned to hide her tears in disarray,
to walk through storms with nothing left to guide.
the smiles around cannot dissolve her grey.

they ask, “you’re fine, right?” -she nods, looks away,
while broken thoughts like oceans swell and slide.
she tells herself, “just hold on -one more day.”

each sleepless night, a cruel passion play,
where memories haunt and dreams collide.
the smiles around cannot dissolve her grey.

she sees no cure, no sun to light her way,
but clutches hope where fragments still abide.
she tells herself, “just hold on -one more day.”

and though the ache may never go away,
a flicker stirs somewhere she cannot hide.
the smiles around cannot dissolve her grey,
but she still whispers, “just hold on -one more day.”