Smile

There’s a stranger staring at me 
And in my bones I feel I know her
But my heart fails to remember 
She smiles 
that infectious smile
I wonder what she’s so happy about 
She questions what am I so sad about 
I say life
She laughs harder, longer
That innocent laugh seeps into my heart
I smile

I ask what’s so funny
She says life
I laugh, just a little
I ask if I know her
She hoped that I never forgot her
I think harder
She smiles broader
I remember the glint in her eyes
Those were my eyes
When I was young and carefree 
How? How can I forget who I was?
She now smiles with affection 
I cringe
How did I get this far?
I don’t know who had changed?
Me? 
My reflection? 
Time?
or Life?
She says it didn’t matter. As long as you remember to smile.
I smile.
A burden lifts from my heart.
I forget what I was sad about.
But I remember what she was happy about.
She is no longer a stranger.
We smile.