Beyond What Lies Beneath

Beneath my pretty face
lies a battered fate
Beneath those lovely smiles
Lies a crooked mile
Bound by a twisted tale
Of many years untold

Beyond this pretty face
The smiles and gracious steps
Lies an aching heart and
A very troubled soul
Borne from deep issues
Rooted deep within my soul

Beneath the pretty face
Lies a bundle of issues
Issues too personal
To discuss with a stranger,
Yet too difficult to explain
Even to the closest of friends

Beyond my pretty face
Are issues minute but huge
Which often storm through my life
Leaving big scars and forcing
Even worthy ambitions
To go into hiding

But beyond and beneath
The many issues that may be
I’ve learned to stand tall
And not to fall.
For I know that
Victory lies beneath

 © Gbeminiyi Alli 11th  March 10