You stare up at me
As I type, type, type away
With those big eyes of yours
Pleading for cuddles
And scratches
And kisses galore
But I can't I say
I've got work to do
You reach out a paw
Mournfully whining
I give in, tempting fate
For your soft fur
And wet licks across my palm
I giggle
As your tail wags
At a hundred miles per second
And leave my homework
For your joyful personality
Instead

You never realize how hard it is to be happy
Until you've gotten tired of wallowing in misery
After tasting happiness
And still having dark thought plague your mind
How you struggle to push them back
Exhausted by the end of the day
Telling yourself "you're good enough" but not believing it

Leaves stir announcing,
Seasons first Hazel nuts fall,
  .  .  .  Blue Jays return soon.

I do what it takes to survive
The noblest struggle of all
And nothing brings me alive
Like the laughter I hear in your call

So many words that seem so morose
Line after line of sadness
In these dark phrases, we do engross
Our emotions will turn to madness

So for a small moment, let’s think of what life really contains
Away from this swirling devotion
If that’s all we focus on we’ll all go insane
Let’s deviate from all this commotion

Outside it’s sunny and even if it’s not,
Imagine you’re inside and cosy
Sipping cocktails by the sea while it’s hot,
Laughing until your cheeks are rosy

Sand between toes
The smile of a stranger
A bubbling creek flows
With no grief and no danger

Chocolate and ice cream and sugar and spice,
Sunglasses and flowers and everything nice,
These little things should all suffice,
To make your eyes glow, away from the **vice