Above all else,
Guard your heart
For it is
The wellspring of life
And the most fragile thing
You could ever have.

We waste most of the time,
trying to find that one thing we all desire,
happiness.
But what we all do not know is,
happiness lies in everything,
even the littlest things.
Happiness lies in a beautiful day,
where the sun is up,
and the sky is in a shade of blue.
Happiness lies in the people we love,
a lover,
a friend,
a family member.
Happiness lies in a good cup of coffee,
and a friend we share lovely conversations with.
Happiness lies in wonderful moments,
Happiness lies in music,
the ones we dance and sing along to.
Happiness lies in someone's laughter,
and a smile so bright,
it shines one's heart.

Happiness lies in everything surrounding us.

You make me smile…

When I hear you
When I see you
When I'm with you
When I kiss you

When you kiss me
When you miss me
When you're with me
When you lift me

When we're texting
When we're talking
When we're biking
When we're walking

When we're going
When we're staying
When we're moving
When we're laying

When you smile
When we smile
That's when I smile

            …all the while.

Take all my pictures from off the wall
The antique mirror hanging in the hall
The roof on the house that covers it all

Please just leave your heart behind

Take my ideas before they go to seed
My newest and oldest poetry
Take the meaning of all that I believe

Just don't take your love from mine

Take the bed in which we both laid
Even the dawning of the day
Take the hole the emptiness has made

But not the ties that bind

Take the early out of the late
Remember all the mistakes I've ever made
Take whatever words are left to say

Please just leave your heart behind