By brian
Submitted by quixote
Date: 2004 Jul 28
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real smiles

god, she gives me truth sometimes
to stop the holes i dig into myself
that go a little deeper and a little farther
with each new step back.

she makes me smile real smiles.  the kind of smile that would make you forget about the lines and creases that come
from smiling real smiles over long spans of time.

i tell you this though.

all i want is to pull her out of the dark when she's stuck and shake her with what i've got.  and pray she'll always smile the same.