A laugh escapes its prison of your mouth
and the butterflies in my stomach fly south
but not for winter
they're spooked by a thundering heart
it's all because of her
with a face of art
a smile worth a thousand words
too many for me to write
but she rises above the morbid herds
and in the spotlight
I see her standing there
and when she meets my stare
a picturesque explosion occurs
fireworks almost as beautiful her