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"The saddest form of sadness is not

Gloomy colours, or the peaks of

The night at 4am. It is not rolled down 

Sleeves or a constant frown of

Dismay. The saddest kind of sadness

Does not look like sadness

At all;

Because the saddest form of sadness

Is a smile, plastered on despite the

Tears beneath. It is the afternoon-- with

Its colours full of vibrance, yet fading

Away if you look closely enough.

The saddest kind of sadness

Is not really sad at all; for

It is beautiful in the human

ability to mask a hundread tears

Behind a single smile."

(Julie Martinez)