Her Smile
With her smile I overcome every life ordeals,
With her smile mountain reduces to mere stones,
With her smile heavy burdens in my heart are lifted,
With her smile life's worth living.

She looks at my frowned face with a smile, my anger vanishes,
She looks at my disturbed face with a smile, my sadness disappears,
She looks at my anxious face with a smile, my anxiety dematerializes
She looks at my despondent face with a smile, my sadness dissolves.

Then she stops smiling because I don''t reciprocate,
She stops smiling because she thinks it's not mutual,
She stops smiling because she thinks I don't take cognisance of her smile,
She says am filled with melancholy,
"When am I going to see the fullness of teeth",
She stops smiling because she feels pity, compassion and ruth for me.

Oh! My dear, keep on smiling, because out of that oval face brings peace to my soul,
Oh! My love, continue to smile because your smile lightens my world,
Oh! My joy, do not relent with your smile cos it inspires me,
Oh! My everything, don't stop smiling cos your smile is like a balm to my wounded heart.

My first meeting with you, I was captivated by your smile,
Though your smile is from a distance now, do not stop smiling,
Because with your smile I feel secured.
_Comrade Winsala Oluwagbotemi Ayomide. 29-04-2016.