infectious happiness

Your lips hold serenades
a tongue heavy and wet with poetry
and teeth so perfect true
that no lie would ever dare fall from them

wonder gets written across my pores
with every exposure
my flushed complexion in danger
you should never be allowed to be unhappy

your smile is infectious
lights up my day
in every conceivable cliche
i feel it spread across my face
with no immunity

it adds years to my life
that worry and
stress and cigarettes
were determined to steal from me

fights off global warming
cures AIDS
gives angels wings
that smile saves lives