Fake smile

I see you
surrounded
charm personified
but still guarded

your smile
lights up the dark
you seem like such a lark
everyone wants to leave their mark

but in a moment of peace
I see your smile dip
revealing that the mask can slip
and leave you stranded without a grip

so hard keeping up the act
a persona that all will like
as you take to the mic
when you want to slip into the night