Richard Nnoli Poet Epic

The Mask Behind the Smiles

the Mask behind the smiles
Why am I so sensitive 
Could it be blamed on my mother 
Could it be blamed on my father 
Or 
Could it be blamed on nature 
Oh please tell me why too many smiles shared 
Yet too many smiles 
never comes real 

The Mack's behind the smiles
I wonder how the victims of wars
Smiles with the pains on their shoulders
I wonder how the women raped
Smiles in pain after torture 
I wonder who see those Mask
Behind the smiles 
Behind the smiles of the father morning his lost son to an evil war
Behind the smiles of the young girl 
Sold to sex slavery 
I don't know what smiles 
They could better give 
If not that from the evil scars
Behind that faces of smiles
lies an unknown motive from it heart 
Only the brave smiles beyond the 
Pain he bears 
For a lot I see as I ask 

Why am I sensitive 
Could it be blamed on my mother 
Could it be blamed on my father 
Or 
Could it be blamed on nature 
Oh please tell me why too many smiles shared 
Yet too many smiles 
Never comes real 

The Mack's behind the smiles
Basic free life now a debt 
Paid with a lost 
Lost of the mind now invoke 
So now  fear reigns on too many faces
As The skeleton in the cupboard 
Behind our Smiles is so avoided to let known
Now I wonder why I see too many smiles 
Now I wonder why I sense to see those Mask
Behind this too many smiles
As well I ask 

Why am I so sensitive
Could it be blamed on my mother 
Could it be blamed on my father 
Or 
Could it be blamed on nature 
Oh please tell me why too many smiles shared 
Yet too many smiles 
Never comes real 

The Mask  behind the smiles 
Smiles are every where 
On too many faces 
On the face that wears the smiles 
The heart Knows betters it worth 
Only from a free heart 
Come a true smile
I tell you no lie 
So how can this free heart be 
With this scars of ignorance 
And circumstances like a wall in between 
Is Like we got no other option 
So I wonder how many hearts 
Are free with these smiles everywhere 
As I ask 

Why am I so sensitive 
Could be blamed on my mother 
Could be blamed on my father 
Or 
Could be blamed on nature 
Oh please tell me why too many 
Smiles shared 
Yet too many smiles 
Never comes real 

The Mask behind the smiles 
The good the bad smiles 
Worst of it all the greedy 
Smiles a lot too
So I got confuse with smiles 
The killer the victor
Smiles 
Even the victims smiles too
So you see all smiles with it Mask
Every where 
If only you could see beyond 
Beyond that face 
If only you could see beyond 
Beyond those eyes 
Am sure you ask with me 
As I ask 

Why am I so sensitive 
Could it be blamed on my mother 
Could it be blamed on my father 
Or 
Could it be blamed on nature 
Oh please tell me why too many smiles shared 
Yet too many smiles 
Never comes real .

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