Tell Me About Your Smile

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1443 Mt. Shasta Ave. Milpitas CA
United States
37° 25' 18.4584" N, 121° 52' 33.3192" W

Tell me about your smile

Did you get it from your mom or dad?

she put on her thinking hat and said

“Well my smile looks like my dad’s

got more of his genes I suppose”

she smiled

“But I also got my smile from my best and worst days of my life

foolish decisions and mistakes

tremendous love

immense pain

I got my smile from feeling others' pains and struggles too

sometimes i could empathize"

she smiled

“And when I couldn't empathize

I prayed

now I dont know much about prayer or God

but I just pray because I feel like that’s all I could do

my heart goes out for those who cannot grasp what Love is

Love’s joy

Love’s peace

Love’s patience

Love’s power

Love’s pain”

she smiled

“I got my smile from the experience of those who’ve i’ve lost as friends

as more than friends

as family

most of all

I got my smile from Love

Love’s joy

Love’s peace

Love’s power

Love’s pain”

she smiled

“and Love’s beauty.

Now

tell me about your smile”

she smiled

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