The Smile Behind That Champagne Toast

Champagne glasses clink and cheers erupt, celebrating her win. Surrounded by smiling faces, she feels the same pride bursting in her chest. Tonight, under the warm glow of success, she raises the trophy high for celebration.

But there’s always a story behind that radiant smile.

there’s a shadow cast 

behind the shining star

a hidden darkness 

cloaked in brightness

beneath the splendor

behind the smiling face

there’s a story, hidden in the view

for every triumph

there’s an untold tale

in every shadow

there is a battle fought

the tears and the failures

the toll they’ve paid

the toil and the sweat

that paved their way

the obstacles they faced

day by day, night by night

they fought it all

through every trial

there’s a story, hidden in the view

for every triumph

there’s an untold tale

in every shadow

there is a battle fought

the tears and the failures

the toll they’ve paid

behind that polished grace

lies the truth unseen

the struggles and the battles

where dreams convene

no victory comes easy

they never come without a fight

there’s a story lying in every shadow

for every triumph

there’s an untold tale

in every shadow

there is a battle fought

the tears and the failures

the toll they’ve paid

©Emika Oka

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Previously published on From The Corner of My Mind

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