Say Cheese

She hated how she smiled.

So she hid her grin behind her lips.

Holding in her laughter.

Holding back her joy.

Concentrating and quivering

While keeping her mouth shut

And her guard up

As to not slip and reveal 

Her undesired dentition. 

So the first time I said “I love you”,

I didn’t know where to look.

Into her eyes,

Or at teeth

That told me all I needed to know.