Damilola Muyideen Olajire Poet Narrative

Being Strong Is Hard

Anytime you ask me; 
           "How are you?", 
And I replied saying "I am fine". 
  Believe me, my face can tell
          the greatest lies, 
My skin can hide the deepest scars. 
    Don't ever trust my smiles,
       being strong is hard!!  

 If only I could change a thing, 
 I would have loved to rewrite
               my destiny. 
   This is the world we live in, 
A world where nothing comes easy. 
 Trust me, I've been strong for
                  too long. 

I shadowed my thousand tears 
         with a single smile, 
I wrote this poem ten different times, 
    My tears couldn't allow me,
        they tore all my papers. 
           But I never gave up, 
I swallowed my tears just for me 
to write the truth of all my lies. 

         I might die young, 
 But I pray I witness the reign
          of my grandchild. 
Just in case my wishes never last, 
 This poem will tell them how
 strong I was when I was alive. 
I was the hero the world never 
           talked about. 
 This poem are the tears my
       eyes couldn't shed, 
The pain my heart couldn't share.

Poet 
Olajire Damilola Muyideen 
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