Smiles, to those who realized

by Tan Zhen Ning

Like a single thread, entangling all of us together,

Together, trying to make the world better.

Better, for the purest of smiles,

Smiles, to those who realized.

No matter how big or small,

From short to tall,

How colourful you are,

The ordinary or the bizarre.

You say it is unfitting,

But it wouldn’t change a thing.

Focus on how everyone’s sparkling,

Like the reality you’ve been dreaming.

Tears streaming down our planet,

We, stuck in the net we have set.

Once it has reached its limits,

Everything will collapse in just minutes.

Starting from trees, buildings, and our lives,

Collapsing despite our greatest cries.

Smiles, to those who realized,

Please reply to nature's cries.

When you ever feel lost or drifted apart,

Close your eyes, put your hand on your heart,

And remember that you are not alone,

In somewhere unknown,

There will be someone with you,

Not next to you, but always there for you.

It might be a stranger, a family member,

Or someone who you don’t remember.

For the smiles on our faces,

For the equality despite of our races,

For the peaceful place we lived for ages,

For the undying hope in all of the places,

Forever we must be united,

For hopes will be reignited,

For the thread to be tightened.

Smiles, to those who realized.