The Poet Who Never Smiles

I wrote this while watching Indiana Jones today...inspired by finishing a group project early and flipping through our poetry book and noticing that the poets are never smiling.

There is no explanation
as to why
the poet will never smile

Many words a picture speaks
many words a poet speaks
in their expressionless image

Are they trying to appear--
serious?
passionate?
deep?

They might think nothing of
their lack of expression, but
could their distant look mean their big dreams?

But dear poet, you look so sad
Well-worn by the years
like those big dreams
are a distant memory

Tell me dear poet, why won't you smile?