When Smiles Hide Pain💌 I go through my day like nothing's wrong. I smile at messages, laugh at jokes, scroll through life... And everyone thinks I'm fine. But inside... it's loud. My mind never stops. Memories, regrets, "what ifs"... all of it. I'm not sad all the time. I'm not crying every night. But some part of me... the part that used to hope without fear, the part that believed people could be kind without hurting... it's quieter now. I try to cover it. I try to move like I always did. But my joy... it feels borrowed. My smiles... rehearsed. And sometimes, just for a second, I wish someone would see it. Not the mask... the quiet storm behind it.