When You're Smiling Poem by Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken

When you're smiling,
the world tilts,
as if drawn closer to your gravity,
a warmth spills over everything,
a silent sunrise in my chest.

It is not just your lips -
but the way your soul leans forward,
brightning the air between us,
as if the universe whispered secrets
only you dared to share.

When you smile,
the noise within me quiets.
A thousand storms dissolve into still waters
and I see myself reflected in your joy,
made whole, made alive.

It isn't fleeting.
That curve of light carries history
moments that shaped you,
a story of courage, hope and tender defiance.
It invites me to stay,
to know you, to never look away.

Your smile,
it softens the sharp edges of life,
makes shadows seem less heavy.
It roots me here,
in the moment,
where nothing else matters but you.

And I wonder,
have been searching for this all along?
This peace, this untamed beauty
that blossoms each time you smile.