The framed sign where I work says "smile it's time to be happy"
I see it every single day, it's so freaking sappy
I look at it in disgust
A simple sign that means so much
It reminds me of all I want, but can't obtain
Everyday it leaves me feeling a bit more drained
A bit more inhumane, a bit more broken
It's sad how it makes me feel, this simple token
Somedays I want to rip it off the wall
I'll just tell them it got broke in the fall
Other days I pray it will come true
Then I would be happy just like you
But still there it hangs
And every day it says the same
Made to endure it's mocking words
I know to others my rant seems so absurd
But in the belly of the beast it's impossible to smile
When drowning in all this bile
May 11, 2016
May 11, 2016 at 11:48 AM UTC
The framed sign where I work says "smile it's time to be happy"
I see it every single day, it's so freaking sappy
I look at it in disgust
A simple sign that means so much
It reminds me of all I want, but can't obtain
Everyday it leaves me feeling a bit more drained
A bit more inhumane, a bit more broken
It's sad how it makes me feel, this simple token
Somedays I want to rip it off the wall
I'll just tell them it got broke in the fall
Other days I pray it will come true
Then I would be happy just like you
But still there it hangs
And every day it says the same
Made to endure it's mocking words
I know to others my rant seems so absurd
But in the belly of the beast it's impossible to smile
When drowning in all this bile
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