Beneath That Smile Poem by Abhishek Shah

They saw him smile, a smile none knew how shallow.
Hidden by a pleasant face all the pain he ignored and cast away in shadows!

He was always there and sometimes everywhere, of which he was proud.
Yet not one could see his pain, in everyone's world, he was just a part of the crowd!

He fumbled and fell, scrambling in dark, looking for some hope.
Like a fallen mountaineer trying to survive without a nail or a rope.

Often he indeed found some, a support to walk along, a friend to hold.
But every time the outcome was same, they left before fate could unfold.

Was it his fault, with a boggled mind, frustrated he thought!
Of the few friends he had, all drifted apart and to keep them close he never fought.

It wasn't his habits, for he never meant harm, instead he cared too much.
Neither did he impose on them, for them to escape the clutch!

The glory and limelight he sure did cherish, but only from selected few.
So precious to him they were, he couldn't explain but just hoped that they knew.

Hours of brooding and reflection of regrets, he did found what wasn't wrong but still not right!
The answer was always there, staring at him in plain sight!

He strived to grow for people's sake and focused a lot on improvement!
And missed something important, his presence in their life, his involvement.

A nomad's soul he always had, and now it became further confused!
The cause had come to him but the solution still refused.

He has no excuses, he couldn't connect and made himself distant!
Though his presence was remembered but in absence he stayed forgotten.

He aims to do what now is right, to improve upon involvement and not be a preacher.
How? He still knows not but he has his faith in them, they will accept for what he is and let time be his teacher!