Smiling Always

When she was five,

Her world ended

It was a quick demise

And she learned to disguise

The fateful pain

She was faithful to joy

I pledged allegiance to a smile

Of this land and to the my friends

For which they stand

One laugh under the sun,

In happiness, play, and connection for all

Whenever life didn’t go this way,

She would stop her crying

Throw her hand over heart and recite

Faithful she would drop the frown

Pick up a smile

And move onward

Because leaving the sadness behind

Was the only way to survive the drowning depression