I Smile

"I Smile"

I smile because I'm alive-
I smile because I'm me.
I smile because you're here,
And that makes me happy.

I smile because I know-
I know I'm not alone.
I smile because I will always
Have a place to call home.

I smile because I can
And because you smile back;
I smile because when I smile
Nothing's at lack.

I smile because it lightens the load
No matter how great the burden;
I smile so you don't see my tears
So you don't see I'm hurtin'...

I smile because I have to,
I have to be brick- wall strong
I smile because this journey
Is really just a song.

I smile because life's too short
Just to sit around and frown
I smile because unlike crying,
It doesn't make a sound.

I smile because I have to be strong
Even when it hurts like hell,
I smile because if I laugh
No one knows it hurt when I fell.



IDOMAD, 2008