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Smile

September 6, 2014
By Anonymous

What is smile? Would it be fair to say that the majority of smiles are fake? I know most of the time mine are. A smile Is like a quiet reassurance. A smile lets people say things like "s/he seemed so happy" and "it didn't seem like there was anything wrong". A smile lets people pretend that everything is normal. That girl in the park might very well be homeless, your teacher might have a cheating husband or a dying parent, you friend might be being abused, yet they all smile. A smile is not about the person, it's about society. A smile makes people feel better. A smile is what hides the giant monster in many. Sometimes a smile is the loudest scream. What behind your smile?


The author's comments:

My crush from last year, who on the last day of school I spilled my guts to showed up at school (he goes to a different school) and I just kind of wrote this


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