The Smile

What was it that made you
smile that way?
Was it a response to frivolous words?
Or was it prompted by a feeling
that you had
conquered me…?

You have conquered me!
Not with subtleness,
but with that odd translucence
I still hesitate to call
a smile.

Unfazed, I wanted to stand up
and face it --
that thrust of yours,
which I hesitate to label
with a mere everyday
word…

At least, respond as conqueror!
Just what made you smile
that way?
Was it in response to frivolous words?
Or was it prompted by a feeling
that you had
conquered me…

perhaps with a certain word
that was more than
a mere smile…?


Varand
Translated By: Tatul Sonentz