Depression Poem by Teens

I'm unhappy, but nobody can tell. I hide it.

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Analysis of Form and Technique

I'm Dying On The Inside

Published by Family Friend Poems March 2009 with permission of the Author.

You see a smile on the outside,
But that's all you can see.
What if tears run down my face on the inside?

You hear a laugh on the outside,
But that's all you can hear.
What if I'm crying out for help on the inside?

You smell the scent I wear every day on the outside,
But that's all you can smell.
What if it smells of death on the inside?

You feel soft, smooth skin on the outside,
But that's all you feel.
What if I'm being torn apart on the inside?

You taste sweet lips kissing you on the outside,
But that's all you can taste.
What if my lips taste of blood on the inside?

You can tell I'm happy on the outside,
But what if you can't tell I'm dying on the inside?

Analysis of Form and Technique

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Techniques this poem uses:

Most of this poem is made up of three-line stanzas called tercets.
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Each tercet focuses on one of the five senses (sight, hearing, smelling, touching, and tasting).
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This poem has a strong sense of structure. Each stanza starts with what other people observe and then shares the reality for that person.
You (see, hear, smell, etc.)…
But that’s all you can (see, hear, smell, etc.)
What if…

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