Smile child
It is still tax-free to do so.
Smile for no reason at all,
Since for no reason at all you suffer.
Smile African child,
Not for that government-imposed selfie,
Snap! Snap!
At every corner of every town;
Tracking your every smile,
Nor should you smile for that missile carrying drone
Desecrating the skies,
And threatening to bomb your smile away!
But smile for every flower that blooms,
Every season,
And for the melodies of every bird,
Every morning;
For they demand nothing of you,
But a smile.
Keep smiling
For the knowledge that your smile
Is a silent victory
Against every injustice,
And the beginning of everything
Worth smiling for.