The Upside Down Smile

Lexie was a pretty girl who wore her smile upside down;
It wasn’t that she could not smile; she just preferred to frown.

Billy Joe, he lived next door, and Lexie was his friend.
How he wished that she would smile, if even just pretend.

Everything that Billy Joe did to make her smile;
Ended up frustrating him; it was hardly worth his while.

A dancing, jumping, silly clown, standing on his head,
Couldn’t make Lexie smile; no matter what he did or said.

He tried his hand at telling jokes, just to make her giggle.
But Lexie never cracked a grin; she didn’t even wiggle.

Walking home from school one day, Billy tripped and fell.
He thought he broke his ankle, but he really couldn’t tell.

“Lexie, go for help,” he cried, “My ankle hurts so bad.”
Seeing tears run down his face, made her feel so sad

Lexie prayed to Jesus, as she ran for help that day.
She remembered when in trouble, He would help her find a way.

A lady with a cell phone just happened to pass by.
She wore the biggest smile, and had a glimmer in her eye.

She spoke some words of comfort, and dialed a number on her phone.
An ambulance came for Billy Joe. A policeman took Lexie home.

Lexie made a get well card for Billy Joe, her friend.
She told him Jesus loved him, and His love would never end.

She took her card and a special gift and went to Billy’s house.
“Billy is sleeping,” his mother said. “Be quiet as a mouse.”

She tip-toed into Billy’s room, and sat there for awhile.
And when he opened his blue eyes, she flashed at him a smile.

Billy Joe sat up in bed thinking he was dreaming.
Standing there in front of him was a smile that was beaming.

That was Lexie’s special gift she gave to Billy Joe.
She signed his cast and then hung out ‘til it was time to go.

Now Lexie never wears a frown; it’s really not her style.
An angel from the Lord above taught her how to smile.

Posted by Patti Wilmot