Maybe it’s the stranger on the streets
Smiling to you as you walk by
Or your friend sending you a random reminder
About how much they love you
Perhaps it’s a tweet from someone on the internet
And you feel this relief from head to toe
A burden falls of your shoulders
Because you finally believe
That things will be okay
On some days it’s yourself
Looking in the mirror, tracing your outlines
Watching the curves your mom gave to you at birth
Your breath filling and leaving your body again
Leaving oxygen behind
To keep you alive
A heartbeat every second
Up and down your chest
And you remember yourself that despite it all
You are still here
On others it will be the silence
Comforting with nothing but breathing air and lots of time
Thoughts of reflection and thoughts of fear
Thinking about your goals, your needs
What you want to do in life
Where you see yourself next year
But for now, it’s just no sound and still it can be so loud
Sometimes you fall in love
With someone, with life, with yourself
And other times you fall out of it again
Just to get reminded of the fact
That there will be another love around the corner
Closer than you expect
Further than it sometimes seems
But always in your heart
And of those around you
Love comes in different ways
You might not always expect it
Nor want it, or thinking you deserve it
But take it, because you do