A Smile

Every day I saw you
Straight-faced
Tight-lipped
I’d smile, say hello
Nothing
So I decided
Why should I bother?

I didn’t notice
When you were gone
Then they told me
You were sick for months
Finally succumbing
To a disease
That caused so much pain

And I thought to myself
You never really know
What someone’s going through

I thought to myself
What could it have hurt
To smile once a day
Knowing I wouldn’t get
A smile in return.

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