Paint A Smile Poem by Karly Jaye

She paints a smile, wipes the tears from her eyes
Pretends she’s alright as she musters what little strength is inside
Had you fooled into thinking everything was okay
But she knows the devil is preaching to her soul every day
She’ll take a breath, and breathe
While her lungs collapse
She'll never relapse
No, she ain’t coming back

She’s come too far to give it all up
To forget what love is,
Although it’s only f*cked her up
She holds onto something she’s never known
Never come to grips with the fact she’s truly on her own

She’ll clench her eyelids
To squeeze the life from her eyes
Squeeze any hope left, and lock the demons inside
She’s forgotten your face, but the silhouette remains
Haunting her soul, until her dying day