The most beautiful thing

I ever saw,

Was someone crying.

Each tear

Was like a tiny

Diamond.

Glimmering on their cheeks,

Each one

Worth

Trillions 

of dollars. 

The most beautiful thing 

I ever saw,

Was someone smiling.

Their eyes crinkled,

Their lips

Chapped and

Cracked.

A droplet of

Blood

Glittered like a 

Ruby. 

The most beautiful thing 

I ever saw,

Was someone smiling

As tears 

Poured 

Down

Their

Face.

They were heartbroken.

They didn’t know 

What would

Happen

Next.

They weren’t sure

How to

Survive.

But even though

The walls

Were 

Closing 

In,

They smiled.

Tears slipped into their mouth.

They continued to smile.

And even though

There was

Nothing.

No reason 

To smile,

They did.

They smiled,

Forgiving

The world

That wronged them. 

And as 

Each

Tiny 

Jewel

Fell down

Their cheeks,

The ruby

Drop 

Of blood

Remained.

They never

Stopped

Smiling.

The most beautiful thing

I ever saw

Was someone

Smiling

As the world

Crashed

Around them.

The most beautiful thing

I ever saw

Was someone

Smiling

As they

Cried.