Writing prompt: “You always smile like you’re about to cry.”
You always smile like you’re about to cry.
And I wonder
Why.
Is being happy something you’re afraid of?
Does being happy make you sad?
Do you think you don’t deserve to be happy?
When you smile you look like you’re about to cry.
And I wonder
Why.
Why doesn’t your smile touch your eyes?
Why do your lips tremble when you laugh,
Why do your lips tremble when you laugh,
Why does your laugh sound like the beginning of
a cry.
I care about you.
And that is why I notice
that your smile
always looks like
you’re
about
to
cry.
Always is a strong word
that I try not to use.
But in this case it is true.
Every time I see you smile
I wonder why
you look like
you
are
about
to cry.
All I want
Is to see you smile
and see in your smile
that you
are
happy
In that moment
and
not
crying
inside.
