When I Smile to Cruel
When I smile to cruel, one bird dies Somewhere away.
Lies on floor in front of my eyes The sacrifice of my weakness..
Leila Cankaya
SourceLicence:Public domain
When I smile to cruel, one bird dies Somewhere away.
Lies on floor in front of my eyes The sacrifice of my weakness..
The poem's central idea is a strange trade: when the speaker smiles at cruelty, something innocent dies. The title is oddly worded ("smile to cruel"), but the meaning seems clear enough.
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