Cannot Smile

You beg me to smile
To open my eyes
And see the beauty that lies within the world.
Oh but the sad truth is
I cannot simply do it
For it is not simple at all.
The world to me
Is dark and evil
It is corrupt and twisted.
The people that live within
Are tortured and damaged.
Where is the good?
Where is my reason to smile?
When the world is full of hate and evil
Why should i smile?
Don't you see?
I'm sorry that you wish to see
My soft pale lips
Curling up into the smile you love.
But i simply cannot smile
When we all live in a world as horrid as ours.