Poems

I'll Still Smile...

Formatting Credit: Maya Angelou's "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"

Bad times come around

Thoughts act like a hound

But despite it all, I'll still smile

Tears well in my eye

Kind of want to cry

But despite it all, I'll still smile

Told to be "myself"

Still feel like an elf

But despite it all, I'll still smile

The weight crushes down

Around, others frown

But despite it all, I'll still smile

And I try

Try to fly

It gets tough

Life is rough

Like glass shards

Things get hard

And I sink

With a "plink"

Yet despite it all, I'll still smile

Know I gotta fight

To make things alright

But despite it all, I'll still smile

Regret is heavy

Words can be deadly

And despite it all, I'll still smile

Look back at the past

Wish good times would last

Time goes by so slow

Yet I still don't know

How despite it all, I still smile

They have expectations

Tell me to be the best

Do they ever think that

Maybe I need some rest

However, through the worst

I can still have my hope

I'm scared, but still have courage

So, no, I will not mope

Watch, despite it all, I'll still smile

I am brave

I won't cave

And despite it all, I'll still smile