Smile
Acidqueen < a.q @ gmx.de >

Series: TOS 
Pairings: Kirk/McCoy
Rating: PG
Summary: After "This Side of Paradies", Kirk muses.  
Author's Note: Written for the KirkMcCoyFest. 
Disclaimer: Paramount/Viacom owns Star Trek, I own my brain.
No infringement is intended, and no money is being made.
Archive: My own website at http://www.syredronning.de/ , ASCEM, all others ask, please.
All errors are mine!



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It has been Spock's happiest day
It has been Spock's happiest day
He has told us on the bridge
And you've nodded and grinned
For once without nagging

It's been a long time too
Since I've seen you smile
Like you did down on the planet's surface
Relaxed and cheerful on the green grass

So often, all we do is argue
Today; the missions did this to us
Responsibilities wearing us out like
Sun and rain wear out even the strongest wood.

And sometimes I just forget
That for every death report I write
You end up with a man or woman
Under your skillful fingers

Where your magic comes too late.
Leaving you defeated in silence
And with a drink on your own
Facing an end even you can't make undone.

I've fought happiness
Avoided the easy way out
And dispelled paradise for greater goods
Without asking for the costs

But now I wish I
Had at least
Nipped a tiny little bit
From your moment in the sun
And I wonder

If I came to you tonight, would you smile at me again?

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