We all have a mask that we wear to face the world weather it is because of your personality the secrets you're hiding or the fact that you're fighting a constant battle in your head but eventually you'll get to a point where you don't want to wear that mask anymore smiling is my mask I pretend that I'm happy so no one will see that inside I feel so broken so people telling me to smile is telling me to put my mask on to pretend that my life is the best ever but inside I'm fighting a constant war with my thoughts I will not smile just because you tell me to I will not pretend that everything is fine when it's not we are not born into this world smileing so no I will not smile just because it makes you feel better you should not want me to pretend to be happy when I'm not you should want to see the real me the me that has to get out of bed every morning and take medication and remind myself not to focus on my negative thoughts the me that has to watch a marathon of BTS music videos to calm myself from a panic attack so don't tell me to smile you're telling me to pretend