HE SMILED
One summer time
When the summer wind blew
We played in the sun
Under the shady trees
We ran, round and round
Until we saw no sun
That summer I smiled, a genuine smile

One study hour
The clock ticks slow
I’d fidget on my seat
Wishing it’s time to go
Then Mr. Harold noticed me
And said class dismissed
That hour I smiled, a cheeky smile

One lazy afternoon
There’s nothing there to do
I flopped down a bench
And noticed the girl beside me
She peered up her book and slowly looked
Then send a wink my way
That afternoon I smiled, a flirty smile

One stormy night
Lightning and yelling can be heard
Mom and dad by the couch
Exchanging word like shouts
I cried, they cried
I went up my room
That night, I still smiled, a very sad smile

One early morning,
The morning after the fight
Mom stood by the stairs
Bags there everywhere
She walked up to me
And promised to visit and call
That morning I smiled, a trusting smile

One late evening
Few weeks after mom left
Dad is very drunk
Beer bottles littered the floor
That evening, he’d beaten me
And apologized afterwards
That evening, I smiled still, a pained smile

One crappy week
A week of endless beating
Mr. Harold talked to me
I got my very first ‘D’
He asked me if there’s something wrong
But I shooked my head and said no
That week, I smiled, a failed smile

One winter day
The flakes started to fall
Kate talked to me
The girl I truly loved
We broke up that day
Said she don’t love me anymore
That day, even it’s hard, I smiled, a very hurt smile

One awful life
The one life I’m living
I thought of the things that happened
My mom never called
Dad beats me to pulp
My girl broken me
And my grades slowly fall
I don’t know why
But I still smiled, a very tired smile

I kept smiling
Every day I do
But I know it didn’t reached my eyes
I really don’t want to end this this way
But it left me with no choice
So this is my final smile
A smile that says goodbye