THE SMILE

THE SMILE TIM WILLIAMS MAY 2015

HE WOKE, WALKED OUTSIDE, AND DREW GOD'S CURTAINS ON THE SUN,
HE LOOKED UP, THOUGHT OF THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE
SMILED TO HIMSELF AND KISSED THE SKY GOOD MORNING,
JUST AS HE HAD KISSED HER JUST A MINUTE BEFORE,
A SHOOTING STAR HAD THE NIGHT PREVIOUSLY
DANCED OVERHEAD AS THEY WATCHED,
WISHES WERE CAST FROM SILENT MOVING LIPS
INTO THE MAGICAL NIGHT AIR, AND HOPEFULLY GRANTED TENFOLD,
ALL NOW WAS WELL IN THEIR WORLD,
NOW SHE WAS TRUELY HIS LOVER AND HIS BEST FRIEND
NO LONGER THE EXTRA TASK OF NURSE AS WELL,
THAT WAS ALL IN ANOTHER LIFETIME IT SEEMED A WORLD AGO

HE WAS STRONG AND WELL AGAIN THESE DAYS
HIS HEAD POUNDED WITH THE THOUGHTS AND MEMORIES
OF THE UNSTOPPABLE PASSIONATE LOVE THEY NOW SHARED,
IT MOVED LIKE A HURRICANE BETWEEN THEM
ELECTRICALLY CHARGED FINGER TIPS TOUCHED EACH OTHER,
OR THAT'S HOW IT FELT, IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS
IN MERE WORDS, THEY DO NOT SEEM ENOUGH SOMEHOW,
EVEN THOUGH HE HAD MANY LAYING WITHIN HIS GRASP,
SORTING THROUGH THEM THEY SEEMED TO WHISPER,
WHEN HE NEEDED TO SHOUT AND SCREAM WHAT HE HAD TO SAY
AT THE TOP OF HIS VOICE " I LOVE YOU ", " I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK "
IT WAS HER FAVORITE EXPRESSION

THE SUN WARMED HIM, BUT INSIDE HE WAS ALREADY WARM,
THE SUN BURNT HIM, HIS SKIN BEGAN TO BLISTER AND PEEL,
BUT THIS WAS ONLY HIM SHEADING HIS OLD SKIN,
AND REVEALING A NEW ONE, LIKE A SNAKE IS ABLE TO DO,
A NEW START, A NEW LIFE, A NEW HIM,
IT FELT LIKE A NEW SHIRT AGAINST HIS SKIN,
SHE FELT LIKE A NEW SKIN TO HIM,
THEN HE REALISED , HE HAD NEVER LOVED, TRULY LOVED,
ANYONE BEFORE HER, HE SMILED AGAIN AND SIPPED HIS FIRST COFFEE OF THE NEW DAY AND ALSO A NEW LIFE , IT TASTED SO GOOD.