A smile

Smiling to one another
Shaking each others hand
How do you do?
Very well thank you

But what is behind that smile
What secrets does each person hold

Some people always look so happy
Yet inside are the complete opposite

Can anyone really tell what other people have been through
Can anyone ever really understand

Sure people go through similar things all the time
But is it ever really the same

Everyone perceives, values and treats the world differently
That is in the end what makes us unique

Why do we feel the need to say where very well thank you
When we just are not

Is it manners, secrecy or just respect
Or maybe we just don't realize

What ever way the lie will always go on
Maybe it is simply just human nature

Smiling to one another
Shaking each other's hand
How do you do?
Very well thank you