Behind The Smile Poem by Qiniso Mogale

A smile may not mean what many
believe it to be
Many things are not what they seem to be
Behind the smile may lie anger
Behind the smile may lie hatred
Behind the smile many are plotting revenge
Behind the smile many suffer untold abuse
Behind the smile there may be untold misery
The smile veils a lot of untold pain.

Behind the smile there are many unhappy marriages
Behind the smile there are unworkable conditions
Behind the smile many are praying for death
Behind the smile many are tolerating what
ordinarily they would not tolerate
Behind the smile many children are sexually and
emotionally abused by parents
Behind the smile men and women are sexually
and emotionally abused in work places by their bosses
The smile veils a lot of untold misery.