Smile - Click

Smile.

Click.

Hear the camera shutter.

Smile.

Click.

Do they see the tears?

Smile.

Click.

Don’t be just another.

Smile.

Click.

Don’t let them know your fears.

Smile.

Click.

Loss of breath.

Smile.

Click.

Stomach in a whirl.

Smile.

Click.

Why does this feel like death?

Smile.

Click.

The truth starts to unfurl.

Smile.

Blink.

End of the charade.

-Written August 5, 2018-