Analysis of Hidden smile

Jazmin Smith 2005 (Charlotte North Carolina)



I have a smile, bright and true.
Yet I choose to keep it from you.
Like a secret, it rests on my face,
A silent happiness I won't embrace

I have a smile, hidden deep within,
A world of joy, I dare not begin,
For the world around, so unkind
It's not deserving of the peace I find

I have a smile unseen by your eyes,
A treasure I hold, a sweet surprise.
But in your presence, it wants to shine
To share the warmth that could be mine

I have a smile longing to be revealed
To let you know how my heart feels
But alas, your actions so unkind
Tell me that you are not worth my time

So I hold my smile, tightly confined
Knowing it's best, the smile of mine
For you may never know it's genuine glow
If you do not appreciate the love I bestow

I have a smile, hidden away,
For those who cherish, respect, and stay
But for you, who doesn't deserve its grace,
I'll keep my smile and it's sacred place


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF XXDX DFGG HHBB
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 1101101 11111111 101011111 0101001101 110110101 011111101 10101101 1101010111 110101111 010110101 101101111 11011111 1101101101 11111111 101110101 111111111 111111001 10110111 11110111001 111101001101 11011001 111100101 1111100111 111101101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 893
Words 194
Sentences 4
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 113
Words per stanza (avg) 30

About this poem

This is me telling the world how I feel and that I always hide my smile and why I choose to hide it

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Submitted by jazminsmith550 on March 23, 2024

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Jazmin Smith

Hi I'm Jazmin Smith, I'm an 18 year old high school senior, with a passion for writing and poetry, I wrote this poem for my school poetry slam competition and fell in love with it and decided to submit it to other places. more…

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