THE SMILE THAT DIDN’T REACH THE EYES

I looked at the picture
I saw something amiss
I paused and I discovered
It was the smile that didn't reach the eyes

I searched high and low
For that magic that is lost
There was no more inner glow
It was the smile that didn't reach the eyes

I spoke straight from the heart
Reaching the inner soul
Something was wrong from the start
It was the smile that didn't reach the eyes

I touched that beautiful face
Reaching for a comforting warmth
I recoiled at the cold embrace
It was the smile that didn't reach the eyes

I uttered a silent prayer
And braved the coming storm
I flinched at that cold eerie laughter
Coming from the smile that didn't reach the eyes

I sat in momentary silence
Contemplating what next to do
For the smile that didn't reach the eyes
Have claimed everything that once was you