Mona Lisa moment

A Mona Lisa moment
A motion for atonement
Like falling stars so fleeting
A war so self-defeating
A tactical wrong turn
A backburner hand burn
A glimmer of truth
A battle scarred ruse
The perfected facade
Amid smattering applause
No cost because its priceless
When worth is so very worthless
Smile at such a great cost
Smile at what is long lost
Like Mona Lisa is lost to her meaning
So has the smile become so demeaning