Pretending to be Happy
They told her you need to be happy
So she tried her best to extend the straight lines
on her lips,
and make them into a curve
They told her she needs to work and make her parents proud of her
she did so without a question
hiding her own dreams in her eyes which now hold the sight of a kitchen
But then she was told she needs to earn in order to stay happy
so she decided to work tirelessly in the office
She did as much she could only to have a question hanging in her mind
Did "Happy" really have its original meaning in her life
Was she ever really glad about having a child and leaving her job
Was she ever happy when she got married to a drunkard
who was sometimes responsible for the bruises on her body
apart from the ones her boss gave
Was she ever happy when her only child decided to leave her cause she got old
she thinks as she sits on her wheelchair at the garden of the Oldage home
staring at the little saplings that grew into big plants
she finds true joy as she enjoys this sight
With the true joy came the realization that all she did all her life was Pretend to be happy in order to be happy.
Sigh,