What I Think

Fake Smile?

This smile on my face that I am faking

Is for all of the shit that I am taking

While carrying this coffee with me to go

Giving a small nod to those others that just know.

I may not be able to make it all right

I may not have the strength for this fight

But I can make some changes that stick

And there’s always another fight that I can pick

It doesn’t matter if I fake it here, for now

Just as long as I keep in mind and remember how

It feels to be knowing who I am and be real

And to keep close all of these things I feel.

Even if they make me fake the happiness I give

It’s okay because I won’t forget how to live

And I will always have this coffee in my grip

To give me the energy I need to make the trip

The trip I make every day, from sun rise to set

And even if I don’t gamble I am willing to bet

That those people that I smile at every time I lay my money down

Know that it simply is easier to smile than to wear a frown.

Giving a damn may be the harder thing to do,

And even if our smiles aren't quite that true

It is the better choice than letting the world weigh us down

Staring at the corners of of our lips with a little frown.

So I give my greetings to them each day

As we pass by one another on our way

To go through another day down here in the dust

Getting by simply by doing what we must.