Anthology of Poetry

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SMILE YOLANDA LYNUM WILSON HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL Why do we smile? This world is a mess – People killing each other. Yet we still smile. “Smile,” The doctor says, “You have only three months To live.” Smile! Why? The pain won’t go away. Smile? We don’t want to be sad. Smile? We must live every day As if it were our last. Live. Love. Laugh. Smile!

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