Lines of Someone New

I look at your laugh lines, and

wonder what made the edges of your lips curl,

I wonder who made your cheeks warm,

as your eyes mimicked your faintly chapped lips.

I hope it was real happiness.

I look at your frown lines, and

wonder what made your cheeks become heavy,

falling towards sunken shoulders.

I wonder who made you sullen.

Could I have helped?

I look at your laugh lines,

And I am saddened.

They tell stories that I will never hear.

And your frown lines,

Of moments I will never ease.

I look at your face staring back at mine,

And see so many;

Memories, years and lives lived.

All that I have missed.

I have met you now,

With every contour,

I have met who you are now.

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