She helped me
Find my smile
She told me
It was in my own closet
Somehow I forgot it
I guess I was trying
To protect it
Nothing was funny
Life is no joke
This is how I would deflect it
There it was
Hanging upside down
She found it before it became
A skeleton
Revive by love
Coaxed on sweet memories
Floating on her
Very own smile
This emotion I haven’t felt
In a while
God had blessed a child
Who understands their
Total worth…
By Deon Souldier Ballard