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Nothing New
by
Kimberly Hunt
I wear this smile daily.
The one that seems so
free-spirited, easy --
as though it is offered gaily.
If only the people
that I meet in life
knew how hard it is
to make this smile be here.
If they only knew that
I don't offer it
as freely as it may appear.
If I were to tell them
that I must force myself
into alertness each day,
pressure myself to
make it to night fall,
and compel myself to look happy,
would they look at me differently?
If I were to tell them that
this smile takes more work
than anything else I could do,
would they actually
begin to appreciate it?
Would they look at me
in a brighter light?
Or would they just look....
away?
As usual.
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