Smile

They way you

say my name

when you tell me goodnight

makes me smile so much.

I love how you

take the time

to consider your words

because you care about me.

When you told me

that it felt like

you have known me

for a long time

I could not stop smiling

because I felt the same.

You stay up some nights

just to keep talking with me

and it makes me feel so special

I cannot stop smiling.

It has been so long

since I felt this like this

and because it is you

I know it is truly authentic

and I do not have to be scared.

It is you

you are the reason

I cannot stop smiling

even now as I write.

I did not realize how much

I needed you

to crash into my path

and remind me

I am enough

I am special

I am beautiful

I am loved.

All of this hides

in plain sight

behind my smile

the smile that you made happen.