A Smile in the Dark

(I actually wrote this a couple of years ago.  Some recent events made it seem like a good time to publish it.)

Inside it is dark
The gloom penetrates every corner
Only shades of gray and black fill my soul
Perhaps a smile can chase the shadows
Perhaps laughing eyes can return the dark to where it belongs
The blackness is powerful and seeks to break and oppress me
But your smile is omnipotent and will prevail against it