Please explain
Explain why you smile
Levity and joy confuse me
So, please explain
Your eyes are gleaming
Mouth open wide
Cheeks glowing bright
And still, I’m perplexed
I’m told that no reason is needed
That the feeling is natural
To not feel it, to need reason
That puzzles people
Your smile stuns me
My frown irritates you
I see joy the same way you see woe
As an enigma beyond reason
When my quesionts take it all away
The smile, the glow, the gleam
I understand their absence
Far more than the smile I wiped away
You’re the eternal optimist
I’m the stubborn cynic
You live in the present
I’m cemented in the past
I might need therapy
As much as you need a dose of reality
We’ll never see eye to eye
Not ever