Poem : 🌷 Smile Is A Shield
Poetess : Tilottama Vijay Lele

Human Beings R social creatures...
They meet greet n flaunt their treasures

Smile n ask "How R U ?"a rhetorical QN 
It's a common practice of conversation…

Every person replies with a smile, 
A fake or a genuine as per latest style... 

Der's a very thin line between,
A genuine person or a drama queen...

Though we're not real actors,
24 X 7 all R acting as a masked masters 

When Der's gentle tremor of honesty, 
A "lie" isn't loud, but a subtle modesty...

Residing in d space between our breaths
A transformation of invisible pain-effects 

D thin layer of words can easily reveal,
D silent truths that we all try to hide. 

Response of ‘I’m good’ works as a shield 
N a tiny convenience in d society field 

D rhythm makes it feel intimate n alive.
Inner-Healing makes us genuinely smile 

A soft sense n a feeling of hopeful Ray 
Then d pretending slowly fades away...

Der's a weight behind d practiced smile, 
Reflects what’s going through for a while 

It reminds that d most common words, 
Can carry with them d deepest silence.

When we carry what nobody else sees…
A practiced smile is a shelter for free…

A fake Smile can be a great escape... 
D real aches’ll wait for quieter moments 

A fake Smile can veil deeper emotions...
Revealing very less than actual situation 

In a 'white lie', Der's Li'l consciousness  
Hidden sadness, we don’t loudly confess 

Smiling n hiding d truth to escape reality
‘A soft lie’ to hide under shield, for immunity 

🌷@Tilottama Vijay Lele
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