Behind smile is sometimes a heart that cries
There is often a body that is so exhausted
a mind that is in need of rest,
and a life in need of healing
Behind the smile is a person
Behind the face is someone in need of love
Someone in need of friendship
A life needing to be restored
And wandering if and how it will ever happen
Behind the face is a person
Behind the laugh is someone so unsure
Of how people will think,
And trying hard to be the smile,
The face, and the laugh
Behind the laugh is a person
Behind the smile, behind the face, behind the laugh is
A person who can dream
A person who can hope
A person who can learn to live again.
Helen Blogs This is reasonably new having blogged under the pseudonym of ‘fragmentz’ for 5 years (which is now defunct) I write about things including my own experiences of being a survivor of child hood abuse, and rape as an adult. I’m passionate about seeing an end to violence against women and am on a journey of learning more and more about feminism as each day goes by. I also write about God and my faith. Twitter @helen_a13
