What If

What if all those strangers in the street
Who tell you to 'smile'
Are not being patronising
What if they just can't stand
Other people being sad
What if they have also seen pain like yours
Have also seen their fair share of wars
Have got their own battle wounds
What if these people are not strangers
What if you look into their eyes
And see yourself staring back at you
See your life in their eyes
See that everyone has problems
And maybe they're not that different from yours.
Because I don't think that we are that different from each other
We are all human beings;
We all experience the same things
At one point in our life
We all make mistakes, we do things that aren't right
We all feel the same emotions and we all hurt
But I think that most people tend to forget that
And so we smother ourselves with loneliness
We close ourselves off from the world
We tell ourselves that this is what we deserve
What if I told you that it doesn't have to be that way?
What if these strangers could do with a friend
Would you be the one to offer them your hand?
Would you give yourself the chance
To experience happiness again?
The next time a stranger tells you to smile
Do not ignore them or roll your eyes
Simply ask them 'how do you feel?'

Reviews

[wordman]

and that is a good question,what if a great and insightful write

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree dear Poet.
"What if these strangers could do with a friend
Would you be the one to offer them your hand?
Would you give yourself the chance
To experience happiness again"
A simple smile or hello can make another person day better. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[cimmy wuv xxxooo]

This was beautiful Laura.
Wise words, very honest and true and inspiring.
Everything you have said is this piece, is true.
Sometimes people forget these things.
I liked the ending to.
Also the part about seeing ourselves in someone else s eyes.
Very inspiring piece.
Missed you and your work.
Keep writing :)