Still Smiling

A strike to the face,

Your father's attempt to defile.

Despite his wrath,

You still crack a smile.

Mother says, "I wish I never had you,

That I left and kept on driving."

Yet, her piercing words fail to cripple,

And you keep on smiling.

The strongest have the brightest smiles,

People hate what they cannot possess.

Don't let them erase your joy.

Let them keep their fake finesse.