Fake smile.

In response to Harper Thorpe’s poem “Pretend”.

Photo by Hian Oliveira on Unsplash

Why do we pretend to smile

showing the world we are happy

while deep down we cry

The radiance on our faces

hiding the darkness inside.

Your turn…

THEME: Pretend

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