Luke Meyers

I smile
When they smile

I laugh
When they laugh

My anger rages
Silently inside

But I smile
When they smile

I laugh
When they laugh

Maybe then
I’ll be accepted

At least
On the outside.

Luke Meyers is a Welsh writer and poet who started writing during lockdown. He has been published in anthologies by Icebreakers Lit, From One Line, and Muse Pie Press, as well as writing on Bluesky at @sonnetsmith.bsky.social.

This poem appeared in What We Hold On To: Poems of Coping, Connection, and Carrying On — Winter 2026, published by The Chaos Section Poetry Project. We’ll be featuring each poem from the collection individually in the weeks ahead. You can read the full collection or download a free PDF of the chapbook here.