The Power of a Smile

they were in the coffee shop; first
her arms and legs were crossed
as she faced him, then only lifting her
coffee to obscure her angry
face behind a cloud of steam. 
In spite of her distance,
he leaned forward towards
her, said something and smiled,
exposing a large gap between his two
front teeth, then leaned back,still
smiling and winked.
Temporarily nonplussed, she put
her coffee down, and slowly
uncrossed her legs and relaxed
back into her chair.
The power of a smile demonstrated
once again.