Smiles

This is a poem I wrote a long while ago. It's very simple, but was one of the most meaningful things I ever wrote.

I'm always looking forward
to the times when I can see
the shining face of yours
smiling back at me

I'm always waiting harder
it seems like time stands still
and the smiles, they seem shorter
they have more time to fill

So let me make this promise
which I will never break
I'm going to make you smile
whatever it may take

And when a smile starts
to fade into the past
I'll just send another
and none will be the last