Behind the smile

Listen to people and enjoy them, one day they could be gone.

You were a geeky guy
You liked cartoons, comics and sci-fi,
We could talk for hours about Marvel vs Capcom
About how Aliens was an allegory to Vietnam
You loved to smile, hated to hate
Always a pleasure to be around you mate
We were Wrestling teammates, you were so strong
Coach sometimes considered you for Varsity, he wasn't wrong
But behind the smile was so much pain
Something wasn't right, happiness you had to feign
Your soul while pure, was melancholy
Not your fault, simple human folly
So you gave yourself to a river, leaving your peers
To drown in a river of tears
But it isn't about us, is it?
When I'm worm food, I'll be sure to visit.

R.I.P Steve, may you have eternal happiness

Reviews

[Sharon Kim]

So sorry about your friend. It's amazing how much we can hide from others even when we share so much... For me this was a powerful write.

melancholoy should be melancholy
foly should be folly

Nice work!

[DanCuster]

Thank you so much! Fixed.