dear sweet baby
i need to see
that smile again
soon before
it departs for good

so get it on a train
(we can't risk an airplane)
it can sit in the first class section
and be served champagne

there is so much beauty
in you
it collects in perfect
opalescent pools
in your heart and lungs
and when you smile
and breathe
and when your heart beats
it radiates from inside you
like you're a firefly

oh dear sweet baby
smile, like that,
you're so smart
that i worry
you'll forget
something so important
as to smile.