She Wore Her Smile

She had to attend the party without a choice 

And knew, should dress up to match the place

She could hardly afford a party wear 

And she was scared if she’d be the worst

Music on and lights flashed

All took their glasses and reached the floor

Dance they called some movements crazy

Fun they had, at least they thought

All wore their best but none was the best

All danced their best but none was the best

A trial to hide their fear, a trial to show their figure

To please someone, to prove something

She felt alone, rather aloof

She found a place though felt out of place

A few hands and eyes invited her

She made her choice to do what she felt

She took her plate alone and chewed some food

Just to heal her hunger pang

Music loud, decibels high, 

She remained there still among the crowd

Bottles empty, glasses full

They drank and danced in groups and pairs

Normalcy to ecstasy and then to the shallow idiocy

Happy faces to pathetic phase, lost their ground a bit, for sure

They dragged themselves, no smile was left

Either lust or tiredness felt

She sat there still, found her stillness in

Beyond the sound and light, travelled afar to a world anew

Contented, peaceful, tranquil she felt

To be what she is, to remain in her space

The moving crowd didn't move her a bit

She knew her place wasn't there to sit

She couldn't shop in malls so tall

But the smile she wore let her stand so tall

Beyond 'have to', 'must' and 'ought to'

She flew to a height where she could just 'be'