Charismata

As the blanket drops
The floodgates open up
Unshed tears find their way
Down her sullen cheeks

Her stifled cries
And anguished moans
Were unheard of
By anyone who knows her

For when she walks amongst us
With that lively gait
No one would have guessed
How miserable she felt inside

And when she looks up to you
With her cheerful grin
You wouldn’t have guessed
How practiced her smile was

No, we wouldn’t have guessed
That just a while ago
She was lying flat on the floor
Shattered and wretched

For the world is her stage
Play up her misty eyes
Force a smile upon her lips
And the lookers-on believe