Dynamite Smiles

 That smile’s dynamite!

Keep it lit. 

Let the flames tickle your fingers;

The burn only lets you know

You’re still alive, still kicking.

The world is rubbish, I know, 

But that doesn’t mean we can’t

Have a little fun at its expense.

So sing your favorite song in 

A crowded mall. Dance to a drum beat

Only you can hear and do whatever

Crazy dance moves your legs remember.

Charleston, Macarena, Electric Slide 

All the way into the arms of that

One person who always struck your 

Fancy. Let them know. Or don’t. 

But feel that lurch in your stomach? 

People who don’t matter don’t

Get lurches in their stomachs. 

Play a game, bury yourself in books.

Find an anime that makes no sense

And laugh until your sides explode. 

Run, eat, jump, play, dance, sing. 

The world is vast and beautiful and

Yeah, it’s really hard to fucking see

That when you keep having to deal

With bullshit, but I promise it’s there. 

And on some lonely evenings as I

Sweat through my third shirt of 

The day and the pain pounds 

From the soles of my feet to my head,

I might need you to tell me about

That anime, that game, that book. 

That boy you kissed on impulse;

That girl you talked to for the first time. 

And that will bring a slight smile 

To my face. And I’ll begin to think

That maybe my life is worth living too