The Market Girl's Smile

She bowed her head to the ground, Focused on the grains of dust, Her skin glistened in the morning sun, Sparkling like the rarest opal to be found. Whenever she rarely raised her crown, I would look straight into the portholes to her soul, And see a princess who had been locked away, My gaze confused her, she returned to looking down. As she carried her load, she would not move slow, The way a snail does when he carries his home, In the small busy alleys, she transported like a squirrel, She seemed rather troubled, I just wanted her face to show. When she finally stopped I gave her a smile. A smile to let her know that this time is only for a season, A smile to let her know that this struggle is for a reason, A smile to remind her that there is One guiding her every step, Cradling her heart, Calming all her fears. I hugged her as we parted ways, And as I broke away, I experienced raw beauty, Beauty in its original form, its original state What you would understand to be a gracious smile, I saw as her soul beaming out through her facial features, She had been ignited like a mountain cave torch. It was amazing to see her whole aura reset. The market girl’s smile, I will never forget.