the smile is a sword
planted in the grip of the face.
the fist muscles are mostly in the cheeks.
the eyes can be highly focused
as if a target is in mind.
but the secret to the intention
is in the corners of the mouth,
as if the face were a bow
and not really a sword.
for those two corners will reveal
the sense of intention,
either for delivery or reception,
aggression or response.
at that point,
a view into the eyes
will confirm,
one way or the other,
looking for embrace,
or for appropriate distance
to conceal inward remark
held as conclusion unsaid.
this is easier to notice in a photo
yet more intriguing
in the rush of a face to face.
the energetic exchange as such
can alter the original stance.
maybe verbiage is also exchanged,
but the first order of reveal,
mine for yours
turns swords into all kinds of magic,
from lunges of direct intention
into shared flutters,
from billboards with flat surmise
into surprising animation,
from icy snow-melts
into the same river of cause,
or from surface ice
into deep wells to mutually drink from.
for all swords are well crafted,
consciously so,
or otherwise.
yet we all have weapons of wonderment
as engagement,
also deeply and readily at hand . . .
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