Under all the smiles, <br />And fake, plastic exterior, <br />Under all the laughs, <br />And silly little jokes, <br />Dig a little deeper, <br />Beneath all the memories, <br />Broken fragments of a half life, <br />Past the burning grief, <br />Mourning all the 'maybes' and 'could have beens', <br />Further than anyone's ever been, <br />Even myself, <br />Look further than that, <br />Deep, deep down, <br />Past the things I'd thought I'd forgotten, <br />And the memories I'd give anything to lose, <br />Seek out my real heart, <br />Under all the secrets and things I'll never say, <br />That's where you'll find it, <br />It's hotter than the sun, <br />But colder than ice, <br />Sharper than broken glass, <br />Softer than a feather pillow, <br />Harder than a rock, <br />More delicate than hand-crafted crystal, <br />The place that hides the real me, <br />The girl, stripped bare, <br />My dreams, hopes, ambitions, <br />My fears, anger, sadness, <br />Locked in a chest, <br />Whose key was lost long ago, <br />Maybe, you can find it for me, <br />And open the cage, <br />The unseen, unknown lair, <br />The place where the Devil dwells.<br /><br />Amber Millar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/where-the-devil-dwells/
