Alchemic Verse

Time to smile like you mean it
Curl lips to show your teeth
Blank your mind to how you’re living
Fake it to make believe

Time to smile like you feel it
Don’t forget to tell your eyes
Mimicking what you see
Zips up the heart’s perfect disguise

When you run out of cheeks to turn
Well then, what then
Time to smile like you mean it
And play pretend

Time to laugh just like you mean it
Hold hands to mouth or sides
Not too hard or they’ll perceive that
There’s something hurt you hide

Time to laugh like life’s a punchline
One where you’re not the joke
Acting like you’re in on it hides
Where costume’s zipper broke

When you’ve run out of lines you learned
Well then, what then
Time to laugh just like you mean it
To not offend

No one likes a downer
And no one likes a fake
Oscar-worthy acting
Is what acceptance takes

Everyone’s got problems
Think you’re the only one?
Who would want to listen
Best to keep it light and fun

‘Til you decide you’re done…

Pulling smiles you don’t mean by
The puppet strings of face
Coughing up some hollow laughter
To keep your narrow place

At a table where your neighbor
Won’t give you room to sit
The dress code is mask only and
The food served tastes like shit

When you’ve run out of cheeks to turn
Well now, do this
Hand out a map of your whole ass
For all to kiss