Mona Lisa Smile
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I’m afraid for you to look me straight in the eyes
It’s not because I’m lying to you
But I’m afraid you’ll see straight through me
Because there’s so much that lies underneath my smile
Much more than you may know
In fact, there’s a lot more than I would like anyone to know
My sweet Mona Lisa Smile
No, I’m not as great as the Mona Lisa…
You’re right
I’m not her
I’ll never be her, you know why?
Because I am me
I am Talaya
And I’m so much better
One thing that Mona Lisa and me have in common is our
Façade
People all over the world wonder
“What is she thinking about? What causes the soft, subtle, smirk?”
When they see the famous painting
When people see me, I know they ask themselves
“Who is that crazy girl? Why is she dancing from place to place? Why is she so damn happy all the time?”
Wanna know a secret?
Wanna know the truth?
I’m never really all that happy
Most of the time I’m really tired
It’s either an uncontrollable act caused by sleep deprivation
Or I’m trying to wake myself up
And almost all of the time, I’m completely falling apart inside
But before I fall too far deep,
God helps me turn to the positive side
Music helps distract me from my negative thoughts that run around in circles in my mind
My dear Mona Lisa Smile
No, I won’t show
mmmmmmmmmm……
I don’t think ever tell
Because during my 20 years on this earth
I’ve learned that people can’t be trusted
The people that I’ve trusted the most
Took me for granted
And ended up leaving me
What lies behind my smile?
Oh wouldn’t you like to know
I bet if you stopped and quit judging
My whole body
You’ll find that there’s more that
Meets the eye…
Come on, love
And take a closer look….
That’s it, sugar
Can you see it?
Can you feel it?
Do you see her?
Do you see her?
Can you empathize with the unhealed little girl inside?
There,
That’s right
You found it!
Well, her I should say
You found what lies behind my Bright Smile
The little girl with a broken heart
Raised by a family full of independent and stubborn women
Where male figures are rare find
No, I was never daddy’s little girl
And I have a feeling I’ll never get anything close to a
Father-Daughter Dance
For those women out there who grew up without fathers,
We’ll always tell ourselves that
“We’re better off without him”
And we like to think that we turned out better than ok
[at least I’d like to think so]
But we’ll never know the love that only a father can give
And many of us spend our lives looking for that love
We’ll smile *ting* and say
“I don’t need him”
And at a certain point in our lives, we won’t
Because by that time, it’ll be too late
Yet, the little girl inside of us remains the same
Unhealed because we won’t allow her to
Whoever said that “time heals all wounds”
Was and still is completely full of shit
Because I’ve learned that only you can heal yourself.
Ladies, why do you think guys get over us so quickly?
They heal and move on, while we continue to hold on to what is no longer there
Anyways,
We continue to lie
We constantly tell ourselves the same lie/truth
“You’ve gotten this far without him and Look at you now! He’s the one that’s missing out”
This statement is completely true
Because if we really took the time to reflect on our lives
We would find from our
Mistakes and accomplishments and more
That we would make any parent proud
Only problem is that we just wish that we didn’t force ourselves to believe the truth
Because subconsciously, we tell ourselves that it’s a lie
So the smile stays
Yes, my Bright Smile shines in all of its glory
Even though you think I wear my heart on my sleeve
You truly have no idea who I am
You only know the beginning
I only allow you to see what I want you to see
Because there's so much more to me than the
Broken-hearted girl that you may have found
My smile does so many things.
My smile is the hook and the bait is that wishful stranger.
All I have to do if tilt my head and flash a side look
With my lips slightly pursed and
Instantly, I’ve captivated his gaze
And he stares at me as if I am the magnificent Aphrodite herself
My smile hypnotizes old flames
It makes them melt
Like ice cream in the blazing sun
My smile has the ability to drive men wild
When lined with chocolate and the inside filled with a blush pink
One flash of my Mona Lisa smirk and they fall to their knees
Keep looking closely, love
Because the position of my lips
Will show you the reality to my true expression
You can read my thoughts that I may never say out loud
Sometimes I like to perform
And I often find myself catering to the crowd
But I know when all else fails
If they don’t remember me and my performance
They’re going to remember my smile
When I smile
I’m in the spotlight
Nothing is like the Titanic
My smile never sinks into the abyss of a frown
[because that causes wrinkles and that’s unattractive]
My smile keeps me afloat
Now that you know a little bit about
What goes on behind my smile
Be careful
The next time
You try and decide
What lies beneath my heart shaped lips
Be careful
Don’t put words there that were never spoken
If you like, you can fantasize
About my smile
And how it looks as good as my thighs
Please love, don’t try and figure out
The rest of my mystery
You will never be as good as those meddling kids
I am not a 22 minute episode of Scooby-Doo
I’m just a woman with a gorgeous smile
Even though there’s some old saying about never trusting a pretty girl with a smile
Well honey, don’t you worry about that
You can probably trust me more than you can trust yourself
No I’m not very predictable
You’ll never know what I’m going to do next
‘Cause I like to keep you guessing
But you can count on
My smile
To always be there to brighten your day
My love
To wash away some of that stress and pain
Because God revealed to me one of my main purposes in life….
To make the people of the world realize that their smile is greater than the Mona Lisa
They need to show it off because you never know what hopeful stranger
will only need a glance of your pearly whites
Your smile can make someone’s world a better place and change a life
But it’s your job to instill that right