My smile hides a hundred stories <br />Behind one smile is a hidden fear <br />Behind another, a pain so deep <br />Behind my smile is a healing scar <br />My smile hides a hundred stories <br />It is an expression of my inner resilience <br />Sometimes bended, a few times tried and tested <br />My smile tells a hundred stories <br />It's what keeps my head held up high <br />My smile is my beauty for ashes <br /> <br />The day I stop smiling, will be the day of my defeat <br />My smile is my silent weapon <br />Sometimes crushed, betrayed and at times in despair <br />Yet my smile is what keeps me standing <br />My smile keeps me going <br />It's my beauty for ashes <br />The beauty of my inner strength <br />My smile hides a hundred stories<br /><br />Nosisa Mdladlamba<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-smile-hides-a-hundred-stories/
