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Smile

August 25, 2023
By Lee_Bokie BRONZE, Almo, Kentucky
Lee_Bokie BRONZE, Almo, Kentucky
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“Say Cheese,” they say, just smile for the picture
The days I continued to hear the word “smile”
Was not worth my time

The day was especially long with the fake beam I admitted
The pearly whites on the outside hid darkness within
And I continued to ponder this lying sin

I smile big to keep up the act
But even actors have to retake the scene
But when it comes to actors, there not hiding my feelings

My worth was dwindling it was shrinking to nothing more than a dime
I soon realize that I will die in due time
And when that time comes I can be relieved
Of the one thing I did the most, deceive


The author's comments:

I feel this poem is very clear with it's message not much too it, I asked for a simple three words of a classmate and then this became the product. 


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