That eternal smile on your face,
where does it come from?
Is it from around here,
or from the distant stars?
Did you pick it up
from the strangers you met,
or from the ones you have known
and picked up their best?
Did you forget all the hate,
the memory of someone who left,
the hurt, the pain, the scars,
or did you just let go?
Did you forget that it’s over
what you loved, whom you loved
gone forever,
or did that make you stronger?
Did you forget all the mistakes you made,
the failures you had,
the times you wasted,
or did you just learn to get better?
Did you not see all the wrongs,
the violence, the anger, the fear,
the need to criticize,
or were you busy getting better?
That eternal smile on your face …
is it from here or the distant stars
or is it because you chose,
to smile at strangers and friends
to believe there is something in them
to see the best in them
to give them your best
to work on improving … the self and them
to work on getting stronger
to learn to let go
to learn from mistakes
to stop searching for happiness
to work always
to laugh often
to love anyway
to absorb anger
to stop the fight
to constantly learn
to see the light?
That eternal smile on your face …
is it from here or the distant stars?
