Smile Rap (POEM)

3 Nephi 19:30 - "And when Jesus had spoken these words he came again unto his disciples; and behold they did pray steadfastly, without ceasing, unto him; and he did smile upon them again ..."

Note: I wasn't feeling going traditional today, so I wrote this with a song/rap in mind, as opposed to a traditional poem containing proper, consistent meter. Under different circumstances, I would actually film my imagined rendition for today, but given the business of the day, look for that later this month!

I see your grump face

not that out of place

here in the rat race

but just in case

Just thought I'd tell you

and your fellows too

what you all should do

when bad comes for you

You see, my computer is dead

Got an achy head

Hours since I been fed

Prospects are fled

I just want to complain

and complain again

But if I so refrain

Then misery will reign

So I grit my teeth

Suck in my gut

Throw on my jams

Forget the rut

When the rhythm and the beat

goes and gets me pumpin'

It's all I can do

just to keep from jumpin'

And then I smile

At everyone

I smile

Just for fun

Holdin' doors open

with widened grin

I got a light

don't keep it in

I smile

For you

(Scat)

Everybody always goin' on

about what's goin' on

war death hunger

pestilience famine

There's things we can't control

But if I can be so bold

and shout a message old

from pole to pole

Stuff may be up and happenin'

It don't look close to stappenin'

But the girl over there with the tired eyes

The guy back there lookin' fit to fry

The woman mustering a quiet sigh

The man over here just about to cry

These folks deserve more, like you and I

And there's something we can do before they pass us by

So up with me and sing this war cry

So then we smile

At everyone

We smile

Just for fun

Present our mirth

with widened smirk

Cherish the things

we knew from birth

We smile

For them

(Scat)

Some of them will scoff at us

some of them will just mock us

But they can't take the wheels off our happy bus

As we spread what we got amid their fuss

The weary, sad, and downtrodden

The angry, weak, tears ducts sodden

Will climb the cliff that they've fallen

And away their fears, forgotten

And on, away, with our pleasant march

Feelin' as fresh as laundry starch

We'll take this world by flame and storm

Cuz we're all just glad that we been born

You have the power to change your mood

Fight off the world, step back from crude

Don't be just like some simple dude

And take my advice, simple and shrewd

You gotta smile

At everyone

Just smile

Even for fun

There ain't no thing

can get you down

If you shoulder up

and wipe that frown

Just smile

For you