I'm broken. Not like an arm or a leg. A cast can't fix me. I'm damaged. Not like a can of vegetables or a package that's been dropped. There is no return policy I'm broken and damaged but I'm expected to put a smile on my face no matter how empty it is, I'm supposed to pretend to see the beauty in the world that is not the same anymore I am not the same anymore I am scared. Not like the fleeting kind