Original Writing
Smile Always
By Jon Minners
She made me smile
It has sure been awhile
check my file
a year and six months
since I last walked that mile
A journey to happiness
A long road indeed
Where you don’t get what you want
But you get what you need
She made me smile
It’s sure been awhile
Since my teeth showed
Not in anger or a snarl
Not to eat, not to bite
But to smile for awhile
And I laughed
I laughed like I forgot what laughing was
like chuckles and giggles
were made up words
to make us do something
that didn’t exist
to make us laugh
like I laughed
She made me laugh
she makes me smile and laugh all the time
she inspires me to write all my rhymes
It’s not about kissing or hugging or sex
It’s about the spiritual vibe
that’s I’d like to caress
to hold on to/bring close in my life
to never let go, to never give up, to never leave my side
When she’s not there
it’s ok that she’s not
because the memories of her words, the words that cut deep
like knives could never be so sweet
kills me with her charm
yet doesn’t mean no harm
beauty in and out
makes my soul want to shout
but I don’t; I can’t
I’m too busy
can’t shout when my mouth’s doing other things
she made me laugh
It’s certainly been awhile
and shouting just doesn’t cut it when you’re stuck
stuck in a smile
she made me smile
I hope it lasts a long while.
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