a smile is worth a thousand tears
a smile that’s real
with eyes that smile
that makes you feel
like it erases all your fears
the smile of friendship and of love
of people close
and people far
a smile that goes
straight to your heart and far above
beyond the sky; the shortest tick
that seems to be
amaranthine
and yet you see
its timelessness is but a trick.
and so I try to bring a smile
upon your face
that stays forever and a while