What shows
how little
we know?
What can be is
oft far less than
what we expect.
What is now
has never been
what it was.
07/25/2024 j.g.l.
the shape of the mouth
baring teeth
the
brief moment between
laughter
and anger
a snapshot
faded not clear
the smile
exchanged
for tears
all a blur
years later
had I not
known the predicament
I would have thought
she was happy
© 2011 j.g. lewis