Who Can Smile?

Earth,

a miracle of the universe,

a place where there are people.

People,

living, breathing collections of cells,

every one  a living world unto itself.

Yet

in such a marvelous miracle,

there is so much suffering.

If

only there was a way to put a smile on everyone's face,

bringing back color to  dull gray world.

Rich

folk who delude themselves into believing they're happy,

and secretly despising everything they have.

Poor

paupers who work themselves to the bone,

and who envy those who grow fat on cash.

Young

whippersnappers who want to grow up

and know what the world hides behind color.

Old

geezers who sit staring out of their by Deals Plugin Extension" href="http://www.powerpoetry.org/poems/who-can-smile">windows,

wishing for the glory days to return.

There

is no one in the world who can say the never lost their smile

and there are many who never knew what a smile was.

Do

we not all deserve to smile

and experience the elation of joy?