An Old Smile

There’s a smile in me
That comes out
When I remember an old friend
There’s a lot of bumps in life
But it smoothes me out
Every now and then

I can bring it up
When things get tough
Or I’m having a rotten day
It’s nice to know
It’s always there
If I need to get away

There has been times
It went away
I thought it was forever gone
Then time passed by
A grin cracked my lips
I realized it was there, all along

There’s a smile in me
That lifts me up
I know it will again
Slow to realize
But never to forget
The value of a friend

MS ‘08

For K.