If You See Me Smiling, Don’t Ask

If you see me smiling, don’t ask, Some answers cost more than they last. I learned how to wear it right, Like a coat on a cold night.

I’ve had days I don’t talk about, Nights that still find me now. Some pain don’t fade or pass — It just learns how to wear a mask.

I ain’t hiding, I ain’t lying, I just stopped explaining.

If you see me smiling, don’t ask, Don’t dig where the ground won’t last. Some things break if you say them loud, Some truths don’t want a crowd. I’m still standing, still intact — If you see me smiling, don’t ask.

I’ve been bent but I never bowed, Learned real quick what silence allows. Loud men fade, quiet ones stay, That’s just how the years play.

I don’t need to relive the fall, Don’t need to explain it all. If I laugh, let it be that way — It means I survived another day.

Not every scar wants air, Some are better left where they are.

If you see me smiling, don’t ask, Don’t try to read my past. Some weight ain’t yours to hold, Some stories don’t get told. I made it through — that’s fact. If you see me smiling, don’t ask.

I earned this calm. It wasn’t free.

Blues don’t shout, it lingers, Like smoke on your fingers. You don’t chase it away — You learn how to stay.

If you see me smiling, don’t ask, Just let it be what it is. I’ve buried enough in the past To know when peace exists. I ain’t healed, I ain’t cracked — If you see me smiling, don’t ask.

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