She smiles soft and wide
And her smile etherealizes
Becoming bigger, thinner,
Stronger than her, us,
The universe itself

Its the first time that face
Has worn a smile so wide
So true, so anticipating the
Next move in its life, the
Next step into womanhood

And pre-adolescenthood
All wrapped into one, it's
The smile of the first
Kissy lips coming together
In a young girl's mind's eye

The smile waiting for a hug
Outside a rainy doorway,
The smile that puts florescent
Bulbs to shame, this smile
Radiates, waiting for the

firstdatetogether and
everythingafter

12/03/2007

Posted on 12/04/2007
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