Just one smile
One smile from you
Has so much power
Power and potency
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Just one smile
One smile from you
Can bring warmth
Warmth when all is cold
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Just one smile
One smile from you
Would lessen the misery
The misery and pain
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Just one smile
One smile from you
Brightens the dark
The darkest of days
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Just one smile
One smile from you
Can make all feel right
Right in the world, our world
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But, I know
Know that one smile
Is often too hard
Hard because of hurt
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Trust in tatters
Can it ever be sewn back together?
I live and hope
Hope and keep trying
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Trying is all
All I can do
To make you smile
Just one smile
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Thanks for reading
This just kind of came to me in one sitting. I seem to like repetition a lot in my poems at the moment. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this one!
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Paul Stewart
Scottish-Italian poet/writer from Glasgow.
Overflowing in English language torture and word abuse.
"Every man has a sane spot somewhere" R.L Stevenson
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Comments (5)
Interesting reflection. Good work.
Trust in tatters, can it be sewn back together? Maybe it can but it'll never be the same again. I really loved the repetition too!
When you know you have broken trust with someone & lost that smile which once set the world aright, & how you long for any indication it might return. The bitterness of home as you continue denied, unforgiven, lost.
Beautiful.
Good work.