Fake Smile
I put it on almost daily,
Yet you miss it by a mile.
It's forced and detached,
The inevitable fake smile.
I wear a fake smile,
To hide my pain.
To stop the tears,
That want to fall like rain.
The fake smile on my face,
Helps hide the hurt;
For all of the heartache,
For which there's no comfort.
I wake up in the morning,
Put on my fake smile;
I even see it in my dreams,
Every once in a while!
Font size:
Submitted on July 21, 2017
Modified on April 21, 2023
- 25 sec read
- 16 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA ABXB XCXC XAXA |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 379 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Fake Smile" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/70864/fake-smile>.
Discuss the poem Fake Smile with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In