Smile
with Love
(Dedicated to Baby Miles)
Wide
toothless grin
of
six-month-old baby
brightens
gloomy day
His
laughter and efforts
at
conversation
using his
own expressive
language
demonstrates
a love for
people and life
only a
smiling infant
can teach
Realization
High
School Drama
Alone
On stage
I begin
to speak -
“O Romeo,
Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?”
As I recite
Juliet’s love
lines, a
part of me wonders
if a young
man is in
my future
with the ability
to show heartfelt
care
TV shows
formed fantasies
of how
relationships
should be,
but inexperience
caused me
to walk away
from a
genuine love
waiting
on the sidelines
Instead,
I chose a path
with
someone else
that did
not turn out
how I expected
Would I
go back to those dark days
to decide
differently?
Or would other
kinds of heartaches
transpire
to shape me?
Like a cabinet
being sanded
to the
real wood
or a
butterfly pushing out
of a
cocoon
I realize
no matter what
decision
was made
trials would
still
occur to peel
layer after
layer of
myself to reach
the
person I have become
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