PIPO, MY DADDY

By:  Laura Mirabal

YOUR SMILE IS SWEET

IT GREETS ME WHEN I WALK THROUGH THE DOOR

YOU’RE SO GLAD TO SEE ME

YOUR EYES FILLED WITH LOVE

YOU DON’T GO TO KISS ME, OR HUG ME OR TOUCH ME

YOUR SMILE EMBRACES ME STRONGER THAN YOUR ARMS COULD

YOUR GENTLE SOFT-SPOKEN WORDS HAVE GUIDED ME

YOUR WISDOM HAS EMPOWERED ME

FEW WORDS ARE SPOKEN BETWEEN US

BUT WORDS ARE NOT NEEDED WHEN I SEE YOUR SMILE.