Faithful Smile

FAITHFUL SMILE

Reflecting the smiles
and mirroring the jokes
It doesn't take much
to love all that evokes

This contact between strangers
is spontaneous and warm
but it only takes one
for poison to spawn

It catches you out
The churning begins
and your whole demeanor
no longer sings

Time to get tough
Let battle commence
Channel the emotion
and jump over that fence

It can only be painful
for just a while
You must fight for yourself
and fight for your smile.