Smiles

Lacquered white braced smiles Curled wide Above button-down collars And kept in Calvin Klein pockets When turning corners... Briiderchen, I loved . . . ACH, VERDAMMT NOCH MAL! Briiderchen, I heard you in the church again today. (Your hair is browner now, your eyes are gray.) You said we must not be afraid, the King is on his way. (But only kids play kings and queens these days.) I bowed my head and prayed that you might grow up too, someday. Jesus loves me, this I know, That 's the way the Marchen go. Little girls grow up somehow; Life's not quite so scary now. And Briiderchen, I loved you worst when I was little too. SMILES by Rick Dirks English Junior Lacquered white braced smiles Curled wide Above button-down collars And kept in Calvin Klein pockets When turning corners. Nacreous white parading smiles Feeding each other Always thinking Always wanting something And usually getting it. [ 1 3 ]