A Smile

A smile escapes,

my pursed lips.

When am alone,

And when am not,

When i talk,

And when i do not.

A smile escapes...

When i walk in rain

And when in heat,

When i walk in thought,

And when in just two feet.

A smile escapes...

When i laugh aloud,

Until tears shower,

When i cry out,

And laugh it over,

A smile escapes...

When I write,

And read it through,

When others read,

And mock or praise it anew,

A smile escapes…

When victory knocks

And I finish jumping around,

When it sinks in finally,

And I sit silence bound,

A smile escapes…

When I am defeated

Black and blue,

When gloom descends,

And life resides in a dark hue,

A smile escapes…

When all emotions exhaust,

Expressed to its possible best,

And yet the venting is incomplete,

And there is unsaid rest,

A smile escapes…

Cos the smile is me!