When you look at me and smile,
I do not melt.
I do not crumble.
I do not flutter.

When you look at me and smile,
I do not feel vulnerable.
I do not get weak in the knees.
My mind does not go to the gutter.

When you look me and smile, instead,
I stand a little taller.
I grow a thicker skin.
My confidence streams.

When you look at me and smile,
I am a better person,
and I smile back because
I know I can achieve my dreams.