Broken Smile by A.C. Everson

There’s something wrongWith my smileIt works alrightAt the cornersBut it goes wrongIn the middleMy lips feel numbUnaffected, not involvedWith the restOf my smileI check my emotionsIs there somethingMaybe lurkingIn my subconsciousThat does notWant to smileI look at a coupleKissing at a bus stopI smileAnd once againThe middleOf my mouthIs not joining inI walk onTrying to smileAt everyoneI walk byThinking I reallyMean the smileI like givingThat particularNon verbal greetingWell wishing, reallyBut it’s not working