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!!! :) :)

[Nikki]

Interesting take, enjoyed the flow of the spiral of insanity.. Or sanity perhaps.. Very good work!

[Pushkar Prabhat]

glad you enjoyed...........thank you so much!!! :) :)

[Nikki]

You're welcome! :)

[felioness]

Deliciously dark...luv it. There is also a a deep message entwined as well.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

wow! thank you for this kind visit and generous review!!! :) :)

[Prabha Salimath]

It made me remember Nikolai Gogol's The Overcoat for a little part in here. Yes not noticed, stay alive being among people is something which is unimaginable I guess. Nicely written, your concept is quite apt I mean you inspired by joker yes often as I read they are strugglers of their own lives still have the great talent to make us laugh.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

thank you so much for this wonderful review and insightful comments. :) :)

[Tse]

" 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. "

Dis was the 'wow moment' as well as the 'scary moment' in ur piece! Great work!

[Pushkar Prabhat]

thank you so much for this kind visit and generous review!!! i am glad you enjoyed it! :) :)

[Tse]

The pleasure was all mine!

[Pushkar Prabhat]

............. :) :) :)

[Ashira Macy]

Yikes, this one is creepy. Really well done though. It held my attention really well, which is unusual for longer poems, and I loved that it was inspired by the Joker. I think it applies to a lot of other people as well. Those who paint their smiles on for fear of letting others down, but are really depressed inside.

[Avanthika]

such a brave attempt, dat has to be appreciated, you just did an phenomenal wrk, this was amazing.

[AprilRN1210]

oh wow.. the depth and flow of this is dark, twisted, and captivating.. there is power here hidden in truth... it is haunting and scary at the same time.. in my opinion---monsters aren't born, they are made... I think this is one of my favorites of yours.. it is powerful and hits you.. well done!!

[Briana O'Connor]

Love that character! Very intriguing. I love the direction you spun your words. The expectations you portrayed really gets the wheels turning. Thank you for sharing.

[MomzillaNC]

Wow… a really cutting look at the way society expects us to just be okay… to NOT have problems of our own that get in their way.

[Sami Khalil]

I like the gist of this poem that we should smile always even if we are going through hard circumstances and dire situations. Excellent, sir...:)..............