I smile,

though I am no villain,

flawed and complicated, problematic and absurd yes,

but no villain am I.

 

I smile

because the alternative is to scream,

to take the point of existence out of the illogical equation

and drown it, submerge it, threaten

to  immerse it under so much sea water

that the pain will stop

after a while

and the easy breathe of innocence, so sweet,

will fill my lungs with joy.

 

I smile

because the alternative is