My Smile
2022-05-07, 6:25 a.m.
It's easy to drag a conversation down when people make assumptions about how I feel.
I smile because that's what the world expects but not because it's what I feel.
Mostly, it's something that's deeply embedded in me that I can't stop even if I tried.
No matter how banal, trivial, or egregious a quick fake smile is my auto-response.
While not suitable for every occasion a smile is much more appreciated than a scowl.
From time to time I'm forced to defend why I smile which I find Ironic.
It is of course my smile so how can you possibly know why I do it better than me?
The answer is you don't
You don't know me at all.