You're   in  the  sun,
the wind,  the  rain,
you're  in  the  air  I
breathe  and   in
every  breath I  take.

You  sing  a   song   of
hope  and  cheer, of a
place  where    there's
no   more   pain    and
no  more  fear.

I   see your eyes  in  the
blue clouds above  and
hear your whispers   of
sweet  words  of    love.

We    will    be   together
before    long,  and until
then  I'll listen  for  your
song that only I can hear.

Just   like  the  rivers   are
pulled to the sea, forever
with  you  I am destined
                   to be.
                                                                                           Jon York    2019

Think about it,
          your best
    dreams  and  your
    worst  nightmares
      have the same
    people  in  them.
        So  love  all,
          trust few.
     Everything's real
             but not
      everyone's true.
  So  be  loyal  to  your
          future, not to
  your  past and  do  not
         depend on
anyone too much in this
              world,
       for  even  your
              shadow
      leaves  you when
           you enter  
            darkness.

Open your mind before you open your lips and before you try to tell someone that they are living the wrong kind of life. Being different is the only thing keeping the world beautiful.
                                                                              Jon York   2019

I have to
        love
     whatever
       is left
     of myself
    and find it
        in me
       to start
       all over
         again
          and
       it hurts
      the  way
       it hurts
       because
       I don't
       know a
        softer
        way to
         bleed.
                                                                                              Jon York   2019

You will
             never have to force
           anything   that's   truly
                  meant for you.
                       Be with
              someone who treats
                     you  like  a
                   DESTINATION,
                     NOT A STOP
               ALONG THE WAY.
                      And realize
                 that sometimes life
                       doesn't give
                              you
                     what you want,
                       not because
                 you don't deserve it,
                       but because
   YOU DESERVE SO MUCH MORE
                  and know that it
                 might  take  a  day,
                it  might  take  a  year,
                          but what's
                    meant to be will
                            always
                        find its way.
                                                                                       Jon York   2019

In my history
                 of  education,  the
                         greatest
          teachers I ever experienced
                      were those
                    who  showed
                me  where  to  look,
                       but didn't
                 tell me what to see
                       and what
                  I saw  was people
               who  I  thought  were
           created to be loved and things
                   that I was taught to
              believe,  were created to
                            be used
               had it completely turned
           around, which may be the
                  reason the world
                  is  in  chaos  today,
                   ­          Things
                       are being loved
                        and people
                                are
                           being used.
                                                           ­                                 Jon York   2019

Only you
           could  do  it.
                 Only
        you could steal
                words
             from  my
              tongue,
       heartbeats from
            my chest,
   my colorful landscapes
               from
             my eyes.
       Only you could
               touch
          hidden places,
                  fill
       the empty spaces,
                 and
             only you
               could
             whisper
        love rhapsodies
                into
            my soul.
          Only  you.
                                                                                            Jon York   2019