a_smile_that_doesn't_travel raze she bagged his groceries. things to make a salad. things to make a sandwich. cereal. he told her he'd done that job once, but only lasted two or three days. "why was that?" "because you have to be friendly, and i don't really like people." she laughed. "i love people. can't you see my smile? but the smile goes in my locker at the end of the day. at home i'm a miserable mom." she had bad skin, but she was pretty in a way that transcended her complexion. he thought about coming back later, to see about intercepting her smile. to show it a bit of the outside world. take it somewhere new. better to leave it in her hands. wouldn't want to expose a foreign smile to too much too soon. you have to take these things slow. "have a good weekend," she said, and he walked away, leaving her smile to finish its shift, until it came time for her to put it away for the day. 130623 ... unhinged i never told you the details of the 'dark twisty parts' of my life because you never asked. i wasn't comfortable enough with you to just let it all out. maybe you didn't believe it maybe you didn't believe me because around you i mostly smiled you didn't seem to understand my smile when we were together was because we were together the past tense just makes me so sad 130623 ... unhinged . 140805 ... flowerock my smile doesn't travel, it lives right here on my face! It can replicate and spread to your face too, sometimes it takes a nap in my heart, then Another shape comes to my face. The smile always wakes up and takes its place on my face again, : ) 140806 ... TK ... can sometimes unravel 140807 what's it to you? who go blather from