A Blank Smile

Don’t smile with me if you don’t want to Because I am not a mirror Don’t be like a bluffer who gives me a black smile In a strange, nervous and abnormal style Because I am not a josher Show me the genuine emotions of you Give me something normal or natural I am not asking for anything special Just be yourself and I will appreciate it Don’t give something unusual and vile Flash me a normal, sweet and beautiful smile Don’t give me a lot. I’ll be satisfied with a small bit Because I want neither a black nor a blank smile In a strange, white, hypocritical and unusual style But smile, smile with me, if you mean it And please don’t, if your smile does not fit. Copyright © June 2020, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.