You look better when you smile.
Put on a happy face!
Why don't you smile?
Look at her! She looks so sad.
Probably just another attention-seeker.
Why are you crying?
What's wrong?
You should smile!
It'll look better on you.
So I listened.
And smiled.
Behind a bejeweled mask.
With diamonds and opals
Shining brightly on my face.
Because nobody cares what's inside.
As long as you have a pretty smile,
Nobody asks questions, nobody talks.
And I like it like that.
YOU ARE READING
~|:|~Poems~|:|~
PoetryJust a few poems I put together throughout quarantine because I had nothing better to do with my life. Quick warning, some of these deal with dark themes and mental illnesses, such as suicide and self-harm. If you are sensitive to these sorts of top...
