I LOST MY SMILE

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Can you help me find my smile
It has been gone for such a long while

It use to reside upon my face
But now there is nothing left in its place

I swear I saw it just the other day
But it seems like it has been wiped away

Nothing about me is even the same
No type of emotion even remains

Why did this have to happen to me
Will it be lost forever, I’ll wait to see

Without my smile I shall forever remain lost
Help me find it soon, and spare no cost

My smile once lit up an entire room
By bringing in sunshine and ridding it of gloom

My smile has brought much joy to so many
By spreading happiness to more than a plenty

My smile has helped me through so many days
Acting like a bright light that shows me the way

My smile has even been considered contagious
Believe me such a thing is not at all outrageous

Thinking about all the joy that my smile can bring
Just makes my heart melt and feel all kind of things

Really did not realize that impact that my smile has had
How on earth could I ever be sad

Think I better check once again
Cause I think I might even see a small grin

Wait a minute I think I might have found my smile
Guess what yall it was here all the while

The Imperfect Me

I don't care like so many others to drive a fancy car
I have yet in my life to travel to places very far

I don't even like to shop at the mall
I will never be considered the Belle of the Ball

I once use to be so very shy
I swear it is so very easy for me to cry

I grew up in the streets of the inner city
I didn't even think that I was all that pretty

I use to be called Ms. Goody-Two-Shoes
I don't know if anybody knows all the hell that I been through

I never once thought I could be among the best
I guess cause I compared myself to all of the rest

I don't care if I never experience my claim to fame
I don't even care if people know me by name

I possess of multitude of outstanding skills
I don't promote them cause I chose to live a life of no frills

I enjoy living my life primarily behind the scenes
I rather keep a low profile by being unseen

I am like a turtle hidden deep in his shell
In total conclusion I prefer to dwell

I like the simplest pleasures
I think it’s these things I most treasure

I really don't like to boast or to brag
I think about it and it just makes me gag

I guess there is alot wrong with me
I think this is the way God has made me to be

I guess some people might not like what they see
But I am truly happy just being the IMPERFECT ME.