~ Dedicated to those who smile in the faces of others – those they know, and those they do not. Smiling is charity for the soul.
All these people
Who care primarily for an air of seriousness
Lest their light-heartedness be deemed heedlessness
They assuming my quiet nature expects formality
So formal are they I forget the sounds of gentle hilarity.
And so when I met you,
Surprised I had to be,
When you burst out laughing
At a joke I said half-heartedly.
All these people
Who care primarily for faces of solemnity
Lest their openly wild spirits be deemed social abnormality
They assuming my conservative nature requires they tread cautiously
So cautious are they that I forget the sounds of charming
awkwardness.
And so when I met you,
Pleasantly unsettled I had to be
When your eyes poured a river of kind laughter
Upon seeing my friendly smile immediately.
People can crack smiles,
Or make you smile,
But you,
You are nothing but smiles.
People can force a laugh,
Or make you laugh,
But you,
You are nothing but pure laughter.
People can feel joy,
Or bring you joy,
But you,
You are made of nothing but joy.
All these people,
Mundanely living to get by, with things to regret after
But when I met you,
You spared no time before filling my heart with laughter.
And God knows best.
Written on city bus, Nov.15/16, 9:03 PM.
-A.S.