Smile

Some people think it's easy to smile
but why do they think it would be easy
is it because you're so young 
so life couldn't be that hard for you
or is it because you have your
whole life ahead of you
and there's no real reason to be sad
what's sad is always having to hear
someone try to minimize
what you're feeling inside
it's demoralizing to say the very least
that's what makes reaching out
so difficult to do at first 
because not everyone reaches out
for fear of being judged 
just as you were once judged
some people may still be judging you
but they don't really know 
how difficult it is for you to smile 
to hope against hope
and somehow find the strength
to communicate with the brain
something other than helplessness 
people will think whatever they want 
what matters is trying to get better 
and smiling more than ever before 
but if they think it's truly that easy
you're not the only one who's dreaming

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