Tell Me About Your Smile
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Tell me about your smile
Did you get it from your mom or dad?
she put on her thinking hat and said
“Well my smile looks like my dad’s
got more of his genes I suppose”
she smiled
“But I also got my smile from my best and worst days of my life
foolish decisions and mistakes
tremendous love
immense pain
I got my smile from feeling others' pains and struggles too
sometimes i could empathize"
she smiled
“And when I couldn't empathize
I prayed
now I dont know much about prayer or God
but I just pray because I feel like that’s all I could do
my heart goes out for those who cannot grasp what Love is
Love’s joy
Love’s peace
Love’s patience
Love’s power
Love’s pain”
she smiled
“I got my smile from the experience of those who’ve i’ve lost as friends
as more than friends
as family
most of all
I got my smile from Love
Love’s joy
Love’s peace
Love’s power
Love’s pain”
she smiled
“and Love’s beauty.
Now
tell me about your smile”
she smiled