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You Smile
You smile like you're tipping a waiter
In a place where the food wasn't good
You smile like I was a customer
Spending less than you knew I could
You hold yourself back
In the ways that you like me
You put yourself off
The days you could finally
Know me, know me, know me, and care
You held yourself back
While opening up to me
You pulled yourself away
Instead of holding truly
To show me, show me, show me, and dare
You smile like you don't remember
Why we are even friends at all
You smile like you don't quite intend to
Like I came and you walked out the door
(repeat all that)
You smile like you've forgotten something
Was it the reason you kept me away?
You smile like I remember that evening
I could feel you pushing me away
You held yourself back
While opening up to me
Show me, show me, show me that you dare
1/19/26
© Huw Powell
printed 23 January 2026file location: www.humanthoughts.org/you_smile.htm
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