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