*~Smile~*

Selfishly she tries to hold on to each moment---
Each moment in which she can laugh effortlessly.
If she continues to smile through hours of silence
Then that one dream can also dissolve gradually.

I wish there was a way for me to help her
But she misunderstands and twists what I say.
She hides behind that cheerful exterior...
"I am happy," she tells herself everyday.

She has accepted her inability to win
This battle between the heart and mind.
Everything she does ends up being for him---
In spite of herself she can't leave it behind.

Are people like her...rare in this time and place?
Most people can't see through that smile on her face.

♫~Elaine~♫