What lies behind her smile
Is a heart that was too open
A spirit crushed
By life
And all is challenges
And changes
What lies behind her smile
Is a quiet strength gained
From hard work
And rejection
Strength and wisdom
No one can take away
What lies behind her smile
Is a determination
Not to be left behind
But to pursue her dreams
Despite rejection
She moves forward
What lies behind her smile
Is her brokenness
That’s built within her and has become part of her
A gentleness
An understanding of some things
But never all
What lies behind her smile
Is a knowing That He has to be there
Even when He feels like a stranger
A sense of knowing
The essence of growing
Into a strong woman
Who stands steady
Despite the winds and storms
Of invisible prejudice and racism
Like a firm oak
Planted In values
In something That sometimes she does not even fully know
What lies behind her smile
Is Hope
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