Oh my...
© Lucy – Feb 2001

The author has specifically requested that I refer to her simply as 'Lucy' - there's nothing simple about her work, though. She writes with a refreshingly original angle on the world and the results are often quite breathtaking. I particularly like this piece - its one I can relate to. I'm really hoping that, in time, I'll be allowed to include one or two other pieces which have managed to challenge me, make me think, or make me laugh.

"Don't ever stop writing Lucy - you are truly a breath of fresh air." - Chris -x-

Oh my...

Your smile frightens me

I'm not supposed to know someone

with that kind of mouth.

You are the kind of girl,

I would see smiling by a window,

and be afraid to take a second look

for fear you would see me,

and think I was strange.

Fear you would see me

and turn away.

The way your lips wrap around your teeth

the largeness of it all

and how it could never be,

how your smile

isn't for me.

It's meant for someone tall,

and gorgeous, and deep, serene,

fresh smelling, and fragile.

You are the kind of girl,

that before having seen it,

I would never have known

that

your smile would frighten me so.

© Lucy – Feb 2001