Smile Hides


smiling to myself
another day gone by
smile hides the frown
collar on the ground

sadest thing there is
to see a collar cast off
what of the promised things
eyes filled, tears sting

the beauty of a collar
is a treasure long untold
the pain of it's discard
hit's One so very hard

looking at the collar
shaking my head once more
forcing the smile back on
survived to another dawn