Have someone
           to share
      your happiness,
  sadness, frustration,
               and
       your success
              with.

       She showed me
   one  important  thing
          that no one
      has ever been able
          to show me.

        She showed me
           that I was
         important, that
    there's  a  reason  I'm
         here. She made
    me feel like the world
was lucky to have  me. And
         I don't know if
anyone will ever make me
            feel that way
       again. Thank you
              and you
         have all  my love
                 for that.
                                                                                       Jon York   2019

I  AM
      YOURS


         NO
    REFUNDS.
                                                                                                 Jon York   2019

I remember waking up

to you not knowing what

to call it when you rolled

into me,

when you melted and took

shape around my chest.

I didn't know the definition

of this, the breath of a moment,

but I'll take it: I'll take it over

and over again, breathing dreams like air.

And I kissed  you and on my lips I tasted

the sea and the sea has always been home

for me.                                                              ­           Jon York   2018

Realize that true happiness lies within. Waste no
time or effort searching for peace and contentment
and joy in the world outside.

Happiness is not in our circumstances but in
ourselves. It is not something we see or feel
like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are.

Give yourself a perfect day. Do what makes you
happiest. Look upon what gives you joy.

Speak to those who warm your heart. Listen to that
which lifts your spirits. Surround yourself with sights
and sounds and people who give you pleasure.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,
enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow
to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.

The greatest happiness in the world is the conviction
that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, in spite of ourselves.

The three things we crave most in life - happiness, freedom, and peace of mind are always attained by giving them to someone else.                                    
                                                                ­                              Jon York  2024

Long ago,
far away,
or was it
only yesterday?

Someone
asked me
if I knew you.

A million
memories
flashed through
my mind,
but I
smiled and said,
"I used to,
a long time ago."
                                                                                                Jon York   2024

You  leave a little sparkle
wherever  you   go  and

talking   to  you,   laughing
with   you, being with  you,  
changes  my  whole   mood
and  if   you're   *****  and
you know it, clap your.....

        oh, they're tied?
            Never mind.
Don't tease me unless you're
     going to please me!
                                                                                               Jon York   2019

Stop expecting so
   much from people.

                                        Jon York   2019

I'm not crazy,
I'm an Artist



                                                             Art is my life
                                                             and  my   life
                                                                          is Art.
                                                                                         Jon York   2019

Notice the people who made an
effort to stay in your life.
                                                                                 Jon York    2019

You wanted
to love me
like I have
never been
   loved
   before...
with your
hands, you
unwrapped
my heart
and with
your eyes
you undressed
    my soul
      and
   I found
    myself
the moment
you found me
again and I
was petrified
      that if
    you stop
seeing different
   and loving
    in me then
I'll stop seeing it
       too.
                                                            ­                        Jon York   2019

It  will all  fall  into   place,

just be patient and positive.
                                                                                          Jon York   2019

When I'm  with  you,
it's like a tiny part of
the   universe   shifts
into  the   place   it's
supposed    to   be,
and   all   is    right
with     the    world.
                                                                                           Jon York   2019

Some memories will never leave
your bones. Like salt in the sea;
             they become part of you.
                     And you carry them.
                                                                                Jon York   2019

Every moment

   gives us a new

beginning and a

       new ending.


                                                                               You literally get

                                                                               a  second chance

                                                                                      every second.

                                                                                                 Jon York   2019

The best kiss
               is the
      one that's been
        exchanged a
     thousand  times
    between  the  eyes
        before it ever
             reaches
             the lips
         and the best
   portion of your life
          will be the
      small nameless
           moments
   you spend smiling
          with the one
                  that
               matters
               to you.
                                                                                           Jon York   2019

You are terrifying
      and strange and beautiful.
              Something not
             everyone knows how
                  to love, but my
         love roars louder than
                 your demons.  
     You come to me sometimes
               at night when
      we  are   apart, and walk
through  my  dreams  as  if  they
                 belong to you.
                     They do.
       The ocean inside my chest
               rages for you  
The voice of your eyes is deeper than
            all roses because
     your eyes said you were
                feeling it too.
                                                                                        Jon York   2019

She doesn't need me often,
so when she does call
my name,
nothing in hell
or on earth
will stop me from
being by her side.
                                                                                           Jon York   2019

Trust me,
when  I  woke  up
    today, I had no
        plans to be
        awesome.

   But **** happens.
                                                                                         Jon York  2019

A    person   becomes   10 times  
more    attractive   not   by   their  
looks   but      by   their   acts   of  
kindness,  love, respect, honesty,
and  loyalty  they   show and  as
long  as  we  continue    to   love  
each other fiercely,  have a lot of
***, be kind, be honest, and stay
loyal,                
                    and  
I take you like  it's the  first time
and  the  last  time  every single
time, the rest will fall into place.
                                                                                          Jon York   2019

I
         don't
     think you
    understand
        exactly
   how much  I
         want
      your lips.
  Just  kiss  me,
    we can talk
          later.
Just keep loving me.
I'll keep loving you.
       And the
    rest will fall
          into
          place.
                                                                                         Jon York   2019

The mountains
that I am
carrying, I was
only supposed
to climb.

I know my worth
I've paid dearly
for every ounce
of it.

Rock bottom will                                          If you Fail, never
teach you lessons                                          give up because
that mountain tops                                       fail means:
never will.                                                    "First Attempt In Learning"

Expect the *******,                                      End is not an end, in
but never accept it..                                      fact End means:
                                                                       "Effort Never Dies"
If you get "No"as an
answer, remember
no means:
"Next Opportunity"
                                                                                          Jon York  2019

The wrong one makes you
beg for attention, affection,
love, and commitment.  

The right one will give you
these   things  because  she
             loves you.
                                                                               Jon York   2019

And like
           the moon
           you must
          go through
            phases of
           emptiness
              to feel
              whole
               again.

                And
             in order
              to love
             who you
              are, you
               cannot
                 hate
                  the
           experiences
                   that
                shaped
                   you.

            Be grateful
                   for
                 where
                 you're
                 at and
                 excited
                  about
                  where
                  you're
                   going.
                                                                                       Jon York   2019

ATTRACT
              what you
                 expect,
               REFLECT
              what you
                 desire,
               BECOME
              what you
                 respect,
                     and
               MIRROR
             what you
                 admire.

             And    decide,  commit,    succeed
             and  may  your  heart  be  BRAVE
             your   mind    FIERCE  and   your
                                       spirit always FREE.

              Surround    yourself  with   people
              who   will  make you   hungry  for
              LIFE,   touch    your  HEART   and
                                     nourish   your  SOUL.

               Show     kindness     to    someone
               - a  kindness   that was  not  asked
                                        for and unexpected.

               We can't always  choose the  music
              LIFE plays for us, but we can choose
                                        how we DANCE to it.
                                                             ­                                Jon York   2019

Burn out
      the
   stars
   with
     me.  

And in
     every
      life
     we fall
    like
    stars
   into each
\    other's
skies
     and we
     dream
       our
   way into
       each
     other's
    destinies.              
      The whole                     I exist too much,
     world                                  I feel too much,
      is built                                   I think too much,
      on                                             reality is crushing the life out of me.
    two words:                      
                                    ­           And in the end I will seek you out
    " what if "                                                                ­  amongst the stars.

                                              The space dust of me will whisper
                                                         "I love you" into the infinity of the
                               Jon York   2019                                             universe.

Everything
        is  hard  before
             it is easy.
                                                                                       Jon York   2019

If there's even
        a  slight  chance  at  getting
                 something or that
          someone that will make you
                  happy, risk it.
              Life  is  too  short  and
                happines­s too rare.

                   Sometimes you
            have to stop being scared
                 and just go for it.
              Either it will work out,
                        or  it  won't.
                         That's life.
                   Everything's a risk.
                         Not doing
                   anything  is  a  risk.
                        It's up to you.

               I   smile   a  little  bit  more
                    after talking to her
                          and I think
                 that's  what  made  me  
                       realize I was in
          love with her and without even
                      trying  she  makes
                 my life better and she is
                         the light finally
                            leading me
                                 home
                                 to her,  
                     for she is my home.
                            
                                                                ­                           Jon York   2019

Once you know the
difference between a
  relationship and a
      relationshit,
        you're set.
                                                                                      Jon York   2019

Love Her right.
**** her hard.
And   ruin  her
for  other men.
                                                                                           Jon York   2019

We
   mature
  with the
   damage.



                             Not
                        with the
                            years.
                                                                                            Jon York   2019

Hearts  are  wild

creatures,   that's

why our ribs are

cages.

I    liked  her  smile,

but I  loved it when

I   was   the   reason.

She devoured   my

heart and somehow

left  me  wanting  to

   feed   her   more.

And even if I know

how  this story will

end,  I  would  still  

read our story again

       and  again.
                                                     ­                             Jon York   2019

Knowing a person
is like music,

What attracts us
to them is their melody,

And as we get to know
who they are,
we learn their lyrics.
                                                                                           Jon York   2019

If
   you cheat
         on
    someone,
         you
   don't love
       them.
                                                                                 Jon York   2019

Lost  in  my  daydreams,
  I choose you as the one
       I  never want  to
         awaken from.
                                                                                             Jon York   2019

Make sure you always
keep   your   love   life,
your bank  account and
your next move private
realizing that a hungry
stomach,   an   empty
pocket,   and a   broken
heart can teach the best
lessons  in  life and    if
something is wrong, fix
it.   But  train  yourself
not  to   worry.  Worry
                fixes nothing.  
                                                                                             Jon York   2019

You will ask
for a match
and I will
give you
a wildfire.
I don't know
how to love
small.
So I brought
her mouth
to mine and said,
"I am going to kiss
you until the only
name you will ever
taste is mine."
And just before I
walked away
I whispered to
her "Just because the
timing is off
doesn't mean that
you and I are not
destined to be
together, there's no
end to our story."
                                                         ­                           Jon York  2019

Don't give
up what
you want
    most
  for what
you want
    now.
                                                                                      Jon York   2019

Your naked
body should only
belong to that
one soul who fell
in love with your
naked soul.
                                                                                        Jon York   2019

Do ordinary things with
   extraordinary love.
                                                                                         Jon York   2019

When   two
people really
care   about
one  another,
they  always
   and I say
always, find
   a way to
make it work.
        NO
    MATTER
       HOW
      HARD
        IT IS.
                                                                                                 Jon York   2019

I love you wildly,
madly,
and without reason;
I love you softly,
with tender hands and
softened spirit,
I love you patiently,
but outlined
in an urgency I cannot
define.
I love you
and you can take your time
discovering all
the hows;
I love you
and you will never doubt
the why.
                                                                                    Jon York   2019

I want to be
your sunrise at dawn,
and your reason to smile.
I  want  your   heart
to  only  want  mine.
                                                                                                Jon York  2019

Never
stop
showing
someone
how much
they mean
to you.
                                                                                                 Jon York   2019

Nothing  is
impossible,
the    word
itself   says
'I'm possible'.
                                                                                               Jon York   2019

She  risked  heartbreak
       for she craved
         feeling alive,
   an untamed creature
     addicted to love...
    She wanted to burn
          with desire.
       To be set free
    while  flying  high
     on broken wings.
   Love   is  not  scary,
   when it's meant to be.
                                                                                                Jon York   2019

You've  only  got
      three choices,
      give up,
      give in,
           or
      give it all
      you've got and
      the more you are
      thankful, the more
      you attract things to be
             thankful for.

      Do not let the
      behavior of others
               destroy your
                 inner peace.

      Interrupt   anxiety
           with  gratitude.
                                                                                               Jon York   2019

I
  spend
    too
   many
   hours
      in
     my
    own
    head
wondering
whether
      I
  spend
   nearly
     as
  many
     in
   your
  pretty
    little
    head.
           ­                                                                 ­                Jon York   2019

Love
       who
   you love,
        like
  what you
         do,
        feel
      free to
        feel,
         be
   who you
        are.
         Be
      strong
         in
       your
       faith
        and
     believe
          in
       your
     dreams.
  Love makes
         us                    
  invincible.
     always
       be in
       love.
                               Life is not always about winning
                                                   it's about never surrendering.
                                                   ­                                          Jon York   2019

I'm much more me when I'm with you.
                                                                                  Jon York   2019

I'm  shy  at  first
            but once I'm
        comfortable  with
          you, get ready
         for  some  crazy
                    ****.
                                                                                         Jon York   2019