~* Painted Smile *~

I paint a smile upon my face,
and you'll never know it's fake.
With this smile, the pain goes away,
and I can pretend everything's okay.
　
I laugh out loud with confidence,
when, in fact, I'm afraid,
to show the truth of what's beneath
this smile made of paint.

But by myself, in my room,
with no more paint left on,
I'm no longer that fake person,
and the real me comes along.

I stare into the mirror,
as what's inside becomes illuminated.
Someone so depressed and confused,
would never be accepted.

And so it's time to once again,
paint a smile upon my face.
Because around the world it's aways on;
And you'll never know it's fake.