Skakita Johnson's smile

Have you ever found yourself flipping through Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin going through pictures of your old friends from high school or college. And suddenly you come across that one picture that holds your attention. Maybe its a friend, or a friendnemie, or possibly its the other girl. But when you look at her she looks back at you with this mischievious grin. One little grin that spoke a thousand words. This grin screams I got what you want. You tried, but you failed. I found it. The gold at the end of the rainbow. The last lucky charm.
The other day I was surfing one of my social networking pages, and I came across that grin. Shakita Johnson's grin. It wasn't really mysterious. It might have even resembled a smile more than a grin. What it was is happiness. My long lost friend had found something that I did not have. Something that was free and not for sale at Lord and Taylor's. It was joy. There was so much joy in her smile that I could write joy on every tooth that shown in that picture. I continued to stare at that picture, and I was captivated by her smile. I even tried it in my 24kt gold mirror. I attempted to replicate that smile and feeling. But every time I tried I fell short. Not enough teeth, or too much cheek. Plus my eyes did not look like her eyes did. Even her eyes were smiling. Her smile made me wonder what was she thinking? Who made her feel like this? Did she just get a promotion or just find out that she was pregnant? Neither one. Who was she smiling at? By the way that the picture was shot I could tell that only two people had been in that picture. It was her and her husband. In some pictures she was holding the camera and in others he was holding the camera. But one thing was sure. She was smiling back at him. He was the reason for her smile. It didn't seem like they had a lot in the picture. They didn't look like they possessed a very expensive car, or even owned a home. But they loved one another. He made her content, satisfied. He filled her cup, and she dranketh from it. That smile was so intoxicating that I almost wanted to cry. It enragd me. I felt guilt, envy, and joy all at the same time. I was happy for her. Even though I wished it was me. I was still happy for her. Shakita Johnson had a smile that spoke a thousand words and only her husband knew what those words meant to me.