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A broad smile is a kept happiness.
When I was down, with unspoken chains of sadness,
I wanted to quit—
but something kept me going.

A true version of heartbroken sadness
hit my inner self,
leaving me bound in tattered happiness.

I tried to keep going,
to hold my head straight—
but my vision blurred,
and my legs wandered astray.

My dreams grew bigger,
and I grew desperate to reach them.
I may have walked on eggshells,
but the reason to smile
was always worth it.