The more you force a smile, the more tired your heart gets, meow🐾

Shireneko, you see,
even when smiling,

is sometimes
a little bit tired, meow🐾

There's a difference between smiling because you're happy,
and smiling just because,

it's a little bit different, meow🐾

Shireneko once,
in order to 'look like I've got it together'

pushed myself a little
and smiled, meow🐾

That day,
after I got home,

somehow
I became very quiet, meow🐾

My body was moving,
but it felt like my heart
had been left behind, meow🐾

Shireneko thinks, meow🐾

Smiling
is a kind thing to do, but,

if you force yourself to keep doing it,
it gets a little heavy, meow🐾

So lately,
when I can't smile,

I don't smile much, meow🐾

I just stay
a little bit
quiet, meow🐾

Then,
before long,

the time when I can truly smile
comes back, meow🐾

Shireneko was
a little tired today, but,

I didn't force myself to smile, meow🐾

Instead,
I felt a little more at ease, meow🐾

Before being kind to others,
be kind to yourself

Shireneko is,
even when not smiling

right here, meow 🐾

……and I feel,
that is just fine, meow 🐾