I found you tucked in fading light,
in paper frames of soft delight,
a baby crowned with fiery hair,
with chubby cheeks and open stare.
Your laughter lived in every line,
your grin unguarded, wide, divine,
it pulled your whole small face askew
the world was good because of you.
You were the embodiment of joy,
no fragile thing it could destroy,
no mirror there to make you small,
you never doubted it at all.
You smiled because your heart was full,
because each moment felt so beautiful,
no practiced pose, no careful art,
just light spilling out of your heart.
Oh, how you grinned without a care,
with brightest eyes and wild red hair,
your happiness so loud, so true
it filled the world just being you.
But now that smile feels far away,
it doesn’t come like it did that day,
and god, I miss that feeling deep
the one I had, the one I keep.
Apr 15
Apr 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC
I found you tucked in fading light,
in paper frames of soft delight,
a baby crowned with fiery hair,
with chubby cheeks and open stare.
Your laughter lived in every line,
your grin unguarded, wide, divine,
it pulled your whole small face askew
the world was good because of you.
You were the embodiment of joy,
no fragile thing it could destroy,
no mirror there to make you small,
you never doubted it at all.
You smiled because your heart was full,
because each moment felt so beautiful,
no practiced pose, no careful art,
just light spilling out of your heart.
Oh, how you grinned without a care,
with brightest eyes and wild red hair,
your happiness so loud, so true
it filled the world just being you.
But now that smile feels far away,
it doesn’t come like it did that day,
and god, I miss that feeling deep
the one I had, the one I keep.
I was looking through pictures of me when I was younger, I had the biggest most beautiful-est smile you have ever seen. I hate my smile now, and it ***** I miss smiling because I am happy, not just because there is a camera pointed at me
