Behind the Smile
Behind the smile
She has the body you desire
Her presence an enigma
She lights up every room she enters
Fills it with charisma
Her smile is perfect, like her hair
She’s all you’d like to be
Somebody who has it all
Is the image that you see
Her body she despises
She battles with her mind
She hates the person that she is
To her beauty she is blind
She loathes the way she
Laughs out loud
The colour of her hair
She sees more imperfections
That really are not there
Her life seems so together
She’ll dance until she drops
She parties hard and pays her way
With every cork she pops
She travels to exotic shores
Filled with style and grace
Everyone admires her
And will recognise her face
She’s battled with an illness
Watched loved ones suffer too
She bares the scars that life has dealt
And struggles to get through
She’s felt the pain of grief and loss
Been bullied and betrayed
Wounded by a broken heart
Felt lonely and afraid
Don’t be fooled by your perception
Of how things seem to be
Everybody struggles
Disguising what you see
Learn how to avoid envy
To yourself be true
You won’t feel the need to criticise
If you’re satisfied with you
Tracie Heard 01/03/20
Copyright © Tracie Heard | Year Posted 2020
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