Smile Lines

A conversation with a loved one...

Smile Lines

You told me you were worried about

Your smile lines, and how they would mess up your face…

And I told you,

“Please don’t ever stop smiling", 

And how beautiful and telling they can be.

I mean, what is the point of “not living”

Only to impress those,

Who don’t deserve to be impressed.

Reviews

[A.H.]

True lines. beautifully put, what is the point of “not living” Only to impress those, Who don’t deserve to be impressed. we just need to be ourselves, smile more and not care. when we stop leading our lives because what others might think, or for that matter to be accepted. this little poem has such a nice message, thanks for sharing, Amanda.

[Patricia Wedel]

So many Smiles to give when Sad becomes a way of sharing Grief...
Blessed are the Faint of Heart.. when singing a Hymn of God's Love... Amen .. Pat

[Gee]

EXACTLY. Each line a moment lived, a memory, be it happy or sad...only day this because aged 62 my face is in need of a good ironing but it is less bothering to a man(I think!)
Again enjoyed

[emmajoygreen]

How true and how necessary the mirror proves that what you see is nothing but truth, every line a winner! We talk of age, its lines, its absences and occasional slips but.. then, go out into the all around, lean against a tree to stand admiring another's royal bark and voluptuous shape reaching for the sky! So be it. Your words have laid a beautiful trail, thank you!

[Amanda Reynolds]

Thank you as well, your comment is a poem in itself...

[Chris Shaw]

Laughter lines. The sign of a life well lived and loved.They have a beauty all I of their own. Keep smiling. 😊

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

love the philosophy of this...who needs to be impressed...keep smiling.
j.