Genuine

A lazy smile aside,

And we’ve tried,

Tried,

Tried to reach out

We never needed to shout

But I turn and I’m greeted

By the past, defeated

By the shadow that looms

Over me, but I have no room

For the pain, I’ve healed

I’ve steeled

Myself for any disappointment

My smiles are now genuine

In them you will see the shine

Of hope, of faith of life

My mind is rife

With positivity

And possibility

Is what keeps me going

I won’t be throwing

Away my visions

The shadows’ inflictions

Don’t work on me,

I am happy,

I am free

And I will continue to see

Where life takes me

So I can be the best I can be