Smiles (NaNo Day 24)

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What would you say
if I told you the truth
when you ask if I'm okay?

Would you look at me differently?
Talk to me differently?
Would that special smile
you always give me
still be genuine?
I hope so.

Know that even when
I smile through the pain
and it all feels so fake,
you're the one real thing
in my life, and my smiles
at you still reflect that.

Do yours?

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