I smile. I have this huge smile and I flash my teeth and my face lights up. I look at a person and smile at them and make them think it’s just for them. I smile sincerely and wholeheartedly. I smile with everything I have. My soul smiles.
That’s when I’m happy; content; comfortable.
When I’m sad; when I feel empty; when I feel hollow; when I’m broken my smile is the same. I have this huge smile. I flash my teeth and my face lights up. I look at a person and smile at them and make them think it’s just for them. I smile but it’s not sincere and it’s certainly not wholehearted. I smile just on the surface. My face might smile but my soul is removed. My soul is detached.
To the observer there isn’t much difference. Their response is often the same in either case. People don’t see the cracks in the surface of the visage.
It’s easier to ignore them. It’s easier to look at the superficial and ignore the emptiness below. We all do it everyday. We all choose what face we present to the world on a daily basis. We choose to say “I’m fine” when we’re not and we choose to believe “I’m fine” when they’re really not. “I’m fine” isn’t fine. It’s the biggest lie we tell.
It’s a bigger lie than my smile.
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randomramb said:
Reminds me of this song: youtube.com/watch?v…
Hope your well love x
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polylinker said:
I remember when I was at a really bad point, people would ask me how I was and I’d just say “I’m ok” instead of saying fine or good. I could tell it always caught them by surprise. I just couldn’t fake happiness at a certain point.
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