Unfamiliar sadness
Is the worst kind of sadness
At least I think that's how it goes.

You tell yourself to smile
You tell yourself it's okay
But that's simply not how it flows.

It engulfs you like a fire
Swallowing its surroundings
Swallowing you entirely whole.

It's a new kind of sadness
Though you've been sad before
This one continues to burn hot like a coal.

You try to stifle it
You try to drown it
But it keeps eating you day by day.

Little did you know
That this type of sadness
Has to be put out a different way.

Unfamiliar sadness
Is the worst kind of sadness
I've pretty much figured that out.

It might take you a while
To put out the fire
But then you'll know for next time, what it's all about.

It's dark outside and the moon is bright
It casts a glow across where I stand
I'm thinking of you tonight
Wishing I could hold your hand.

Right now I'm thinking of love
Right now I'm thinking of sorrow
I raise my eyes to what's above
Yes! There's still hope for tomorrow.

I haven't lost my sight
I can imagine the world is lonely
I'd rather like to bask in the moonlight
For this one time only.

But my skin it itches with wonder
And my feet want to dance
This must be some spell that I'm under
Or is this my second chance?

Youth strikes my features
But at the center I am old
Out from the night come the creatures
And with them comes the cold.

I know so much and yet so little
My mind has expanded to infinity
Though my reality feels brittle
I can hang on through serendipity.

This is my magical power
I weave the world with my fingers
The clouds in the night rain down a shower
I'm am the dancer, the thunder the singers.

This is my chance!
I'll fashion a quilt of morality
I'll swirl it as I dance
Making the divine fabric a reality.

But alas, this is only a dream
And I'm dreaming of love and sorrow
As I finish up the last seam
I think there's still hope for tomorrow.

It's dark outside and the moon is bright
As I'm sleeping soundly
Such a dream won't slip from my sight
I'll remember it profoundly.

I feel like I should be writing
There is so much to say
And yet so little
At the same time.

I want the world to know
That happiness is easy
As long as you know how
To look past the grime.

It can be found anywhere
In a far off land or on some mountain
But usually
It's right under your nose.

It can be found in anything
In a smile or a wish
That's usually
How it goes.

Happiness is sometimes fleeting
But often it is always there
You just have to find it in the right spot
Sometimes it's simply in the air.

Other times it can't be found
But you're sure it's where you left it
Maybe try looking somewhere else this time
It hasn't up and vanished.

And when you think there's none left at all
That's when you probably have it the most
You just don't see it in the obvious places
It's like looking for a ghost.

Lift the veil from your eyes
Happiness is everywhere
Just remember to look in every corner, crack, under every rock
I promise you, it's there.

I think you've got your head up in the clouds
And it's time to come down
You're not making me proud
Can't you tell by my frown?

You're fading quickly, I see it
I don't wanna watch you burn your life away
You're choking on the bit
I guess tomorrow is another day.

You can always try
Don't give up, don't tap out
You secretly want to say goodbye
But you don't want to face the drought.

I miss the you you use to be
I miss the smile on your face
I just want to see you free
Away from this place.

I wish I could get you out
I wish I could save you some how
But you have to defeat your own doubt
I just can't help you now.

You'll pull me down with you
So I have to leave you behind
This is the conclusion I've come to
And it hurts, so I find.

It has to be this way
This is my love speaking
I guess tomorrow is another day
For you to find what you're seeking.

I thought I lost my inspiration
And lacked a current destination
Now I'm in deep concentration
Writing down my contemplation
As I write these words in desperation
I wonder on the worlds damnation
Now I seek inebriation
Within my words correlation
So here I am at my writing station
Thinking in exasperation
What do I know of segregation?
How do I change it to integration?
Do you understand my stipulation?
How do I defeat this abomination?!

I will wait in anticipation
Then I will take a needed vacation
After my attempt at world *******.

Today I feel beautiful
Like a flower blossoming in spring
I've only just begun to blossom
Sprouting, I am becoming something.

Today I feel strong
Like the trunk of a tree
Weathered but mighty
My roots the base of me.

Today I feel light
Like a feather flying
My burdens not heavy
Or preventing me from trying.

Today I feel happy
Like a smile reaching eyes
The sadness once carried
Released like heavy sighs.

Today I am great
No matter the circumstance
Today is a good day
A day for my second chance.

Life is beautiful with you
The flowers smell nicer
The sky is bigger and more blue.

Life is amazing with you
The sun is warmer
The rain is more refreshing and true.

Life is colorful with you
The sunset is prettier
The blossoms are vibrant and brighter.

Life is happy with you
The nights are calmer
The days are silly and lighter.

Life is better with you
You are a light to my world
A reason to my rhymes.

Life is how life should be with you
Everything is promising
Everything is good, even through the bad times.