Smile Anyway
Wendy Floyd 1980 (Tupelo, Mississippi)
I walk around this big ole world with a smile on my face.
Trying to hide all the pain that time cannot erase.
Even though I still feel the sting.
I smile anyway
Look me in my eyes and I will tell you I am fine.
But if you could see my heart,
You would know that was a lie.
I'm still trying to catch my breathe from when you left.
I smile anyway.
You won't see me shed a tear.
You wonder why I don't cry.
Even though I'm dying inside.
I smile anyway.
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Written on December 21, 2021
Submitted by Wendyfloyd47 on December 21, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aabCdefgChfiC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 453 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 13 |
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