SMILE ALWAYS

Why so serious?

====SMILE ALWAYS====

copyright@pushkar prabhat, 2014

Look,

LOOK AT THIS.

See these skewed, crooked, chaotic lines.

Yes, these broken lines on barren lands;

These parabolas and hyperbolae of disgust.

Ha ha ha! You seem scared.

COME boy, come.

LET me tell, you a story.....

Once upon a time,

There lived a common man.

So common, almost invisible.

Invisible to people.

Oblivious to opportunities.

Unknown to luck.

But.

He smiled:

Day and night.

Summers and winters.

Always.

So,

Nobody cared.

And he, managed to secure an existence.

But, with routine rejections,

And constant kicking around,

Depression compromised his smile.

And though, he was common but not weak.

They said: keep going through hell.

He maintained pace.

They said: accept what comes.

He opened his heart.

They said: smile always.

He, tried:

He pushed his cheeks up,

Also with thumbs.

He stretched his lips,

Also with fingers.

He used memories,

Tv, books, tales and jokes.

NOTHING.

JUST AWKWARD LINES.

the vertex then rose with anger.

and with vaporising hope;

His sanity sublimed.

He took a knife,

Sketched some lines and curves,

And burying the sadness in those clefts;

He sewed the smile in place.

Now he smiled again, always.

So, 

don't be scared.

See, i am just a common man, 

Going through hell.

But, with a smile, again, always.

Ha ha ha ha ha.......

Author's Note

Trying somthing new. Inspired by joker, obviously.

Reviews

[Rounak Jain]

I am wondering you have an extra ordinary imagination and style. Really enjoyed it through out. the way it flowed from "He smiled: Day and night." to "Sketched some lines and curves" tells so much yet so smoothly and I felt like why isnt there more to read. Thanks.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

Wow..........!!! i am honored!!! thank you so much for your generous review!!! :) :)

[Gene]

laughs a cynical smile Hahaha... Enjoyed

[Pushkar Prabhat]

thanks a lot........so glad you enjoyed!!!! :) :)

[Penny]

The first part.. it was like me, me few years back. It is, at the core I think, the simple story of a simple guy's failure but the way you narrated it is different. Unique. Very well.

[Linda alexander]

Smile in front of any situation is a winning mantra, but poetry brought light to the other side of picture, when people crash it will end up in negative smile or laugh and may or may not society have a part to make those smiles, great imagination, very thought provoking, really enjoyed each lines

[Pushkar Prabhat]

Thank you so much for your insightful review!!!! ;) :)

[Linda alexander]

You welcome, take care

[Confuser]

Now this is great! You got me here. Really interesting and it tells so much of the trials & tribulations of the common man. I really liked it. Thank you.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

Wow!!! thank you so much for this generous review.................so very glad you enjoyed it so much............:) :)

[Confuser]

......................................................Y/W

[Manu]

Hey this was wonderful !
Perfect flow.. And an intriguing theme...
Enjoyed reading it !

[Pushkar Prabhat]

thanks a lot for appreciating............:) :)

[Sindu]

That is damn brilliant! Inkling of hope in the veil of twisted way of mind. The flow is perfect.
The hyperboles n parabolas are awesome :D
Loved it!
A-okay!!

[Pushkar Prabhat]

thank you so much for your kind words.................:)

[Sindu]

Ok. Welcome

[Pratikshya Mishra]

My god, this seemed spooky and dangerous.. yes, dark would be the right word. A very dark confusing Aura. Perhaps the laughters were the most spooky ones..

[Pushkar Prabhat]

wow........so glad you enjoyed this. Thanks a lot for the kind review!!! :) :)

[Prakruti]

Superb phrases and words used for writing something different, cruel like the Joker, and kinda dark stuff.
Loved the subject!

[Pushkar Prabhat]

thank you so much for your kind words.........glad you enjoyed!!! :) :)

[Jen]

woww. this poem has something great. you've another ability to write poems with a humorous content. keep it up! (y)

[Pushkar Prabhat]

thank you so much for this delightful review and appreciation!!! :) :)