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Smiles do not always echo cheer, Nor tear-drops measure grief,
For sorrow seeks a gilded mask, And joy in tears, relief.
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Smiles do not always echo cheer, Nor tear-drops measure grief,
For sorrow seeks a gilded mask, And joy in tears, relief.
In just four lines, Georgia Douglas Johnson captures how easily we misread each other’s emotions. A smile does not always mean happiness, and tears do not always mean pain.
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