All day long
she smiles.
Happy or not
she smiles.
It hides the pain
she feels inside.
Her facade is plain
and the hurt she can hide.
With dark glasses on
she smiles.
'But the sun is gone'
she smiles.
No contact is made
with the eyes of another.
Her eyes speak what's not said
they've become such a bother.
At every joke
she smiles
Another's smile, she provokes
she smiles.
A laugh brings a friend
superficial, it may be.
Just a means to an end?
to keep from being lonely.
One catches her eye
she smiles.
With this one she can't lie
she smiles.
She doesn't hurt when he's near
his touch eases the pain.
In her heart, he is dear
but is it all in vain?
When he's not around
she smiles.
Even tho' she's down,
she smiles.
A glimpse at herself when she's drained
That unfamiliar person before her.
The reflection, an embodiment of pain.
The facade is gone, crumbled around her.
she cries.
