Smile...
Smile, she said
As if she had never laid
A hand against me
Smile, she said
Just before we got to church
My adopted mother challenged
With eyes that warned
Daring me to disobey
Smile, she said
Sadistically twisted
She was sarcastically gloating
Smile, she said
Smile, they said
As if it were easy
Sweetly arrogant were they
Smile, they said
As I walked into our office
All smug and taunting
Were they
Happy to see my suffering
Smile, they said
Gleaming with sick disdain
Eager to see a twitch of despair
Smile, they said
Smile, the happy girl said
As if commanding me
Hoping to cheer me up
Smile, the happy girl said
As I was walking down the street
My eyes forlorn
My lips set tightly in a line
I couldn't even look at her
Smile, the happy girl said
Skipping gleefully by
Not a care in the world
Smile, the happy girl said
Smile, they all said.
Their voices screaming
In my ears as the last drop of blood dripped
Smile, they all said.
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