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The fact that I'm always filled with doubt,

And I don’t know what to talk about,

Makes me smile now,

Though it made me cry then.

They say that I'm just a weak sprout,

Who’s trying her best to survive this drought,

A truth that makes me smile now,

A lie that made me cry then.

Being afraid of facing the truth,

And people so uncouth,

Makes me smile now,

Though it made me cry then.

The world passes by,

In such a short span of time,

A world full of preachers,

Who say but don’t do,

And run after you,

Makes me smile,

Though it made me cry back then.

You promised to be my best friend,

But then you broke my heart and left,

The good times that we shared makes me smile,

Though it made me cry then.

The disagreements that we had,

How we made each other look bad,

Makes me smile now,

Though it made me cry then.

But when you were about to leave,

I tried to fight the tears,

It makes me smile,

Though it made my eyes go puffy back then.

My main aim was to be a bard,

That’s when things started to get hard,

I was jarred, all scarred.

It makes me smile,

Though it made me cry then.

Life and everyone in it,

Makes me smile.

Makes me cry.

Every now and then…

(Originally drafted in the year Twenty-Eleven - Eighth grade)