SMILE

She leans against the traffic signal but she is the reason why cars stop

Bossing her sparkling saree and twirling her hair waiting for him

A vehicle rolls to a stop in front of her and invites her in 

She accepts the invitation and travels to her place of business

He pushed her onto the bed, undraped her saree

As he approached her she smiled and pulled him closer

She let him touch her and do things to her she didn’t want

For her child she smiles through it all

She does her deed and picks up her cash and returns home

Seeing her with bread, the little one jumps with joy

As she fed him with her hand, he smiled and she smiled back

Little did he know what she had to go through so he could smile

Next day as the evening approaches she starts putting on her makeup

She puts on face cream, lipstick, eye liner and whatever she could find

When she looks back into a mirror, she knows something is missing

She realizes what’s missing, her smile, she completes her makeup

And leaves for the traffic signal.