Put on your facade.
Wear it like a jacket.
Like false armour.
Let it mask your face.
Show your teeth.
Make your most convincing smile.
Never let anyone see what’s really behind it.
Don’t crack.
Don’t falter.
Don’t look weak.
Ungrateful.
Fed up.
Tired.
Keep wearing the mask.
Don’t let it slip!
Catch it before it falls.
Never let it drop.
Always smile.
Stay strong.
Keep acting.
Be Shakespearean in your manner.
Be Academy Award winning.
Have them saying, “Bravo! You always seem so happy.”
Get an Emmy.
A Tony.
Perhaps if you can whistle a tune even a Grammy.
Play the part.
Pretend.
Fakery is rewarded.
So fake it.
Fake
All
Corners
Around
Daily
Encounters