I love how your teeth
Are slightly yellowed
Because you can never say no
To your morning cup of coffee

I love how your mouth
Migrates to to the left
Whenever you are exceptionally happy

I love that your smile
Is lopsided when you're around me
More than when you are with
Anybody else

But lately I would not know
The color of your teeth
Because you keep your lips pressed tight

And your mouth remains
Perfectly in the center
Of your face

I cannot remember the last time
You gave me that beautiful, lopsided grin

But every now and then I can see
Your lips move slightly to left

And sometimes I can tell
That you still haven't given up
Your morning coffee habit

But I will stay by your side
Through thick and thin and everything in between
Because I know that the smile that I love
Can still be found
And find a permanent home
On the left side of your face