the woman behind the smile
nobody knows the woman behind the smile
but everybody knows of her
she seems to be a myth
always present
always willing
always content
but is she truly?
the woman behind the smile
is hard to spot
she is a deceiver
but to all who “know her”,
she is honest
true
pure
but really,
she is intentional
nobody knows she is hiding
nobody knows what she is hiding
she is hiding herself
because
she is alone
Font size:
Submitted by ameisterbarnes on March 08, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 26 sec read
- 6 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | AB XXCX D AX BBXXX DX CC XX X |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 411 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 1, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"the woman behind the smile" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/122202/the-woman-behind-the-smile>.
Discuss the poem the woman behind the smile with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In