I Fake a Smile

I fake a smile

To hide the tears,

To hide the feelings

Of dread and fear.

 

I fake a smile

To satisfy your need

Of not having

To waste your time on me.

 

I fake a smile

So you won’t know,

So you won’t see

The emotions I show.

 

I fake a smile

So that you don’t see

That deep inside

I was very unhappy.

 

I fake a smile

To forget the world,

To forget that I

Was nothing but ‘just another girl’.

 

I’ll fake a smile

Until my very last breath,

So you won’t know

Just how sad I was before my death.

 

Copyright©JosieWentzel21April2008

 

Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

So moving and deeply emotional. You cut at the heart of a sadness that can grip us for a lifetime, and the sad state of the world that encourages us to just smile and move on (never dealing with the pain or ever feeling embraced for simply being who we are). So well written and so powerful. Oh, I wish we could all accept each other and love each for who we are and not have to fake smiles...

you're awesome...

[Enigma]

Great write.I truly enjoyed reading this piece.I can even relate to few stanzas.I agree, the style is not new, but still the poem is very good.Th way you've expressed yourself, it's really wonderful...Of course, I loved the rhyme scheme....too.
Well Done!!

there's nothing really different in your style, about how others would write on physical sense as you write on an emotional/spiritual sense. In fact, writing in an emotional/spiritual sense is one of everyone's favorite writing style. It imparts knowledge and insight.

Back to your poem.

You have a good concept here, you have good form and good rhythm. You are able to impart your message the way you wanted to.

This is a good piece