Hidden
in every frown
is a smile
   up side down
Just turn it around :(:
   Happiness
can always be found

  
Smile when your sad
and laugh when your mad
remember to search
for the good
in the bad

Never forget
  Your never forgot
Don't ever quit
   & give all that you got

Spread love and joy
  in all that you do
I promise you this
   it comes back to you
Love thy neighbor
and his neighbor to
   Everyone needs love
Tis the ultimate truth

Remember as a child

            running wild,

into the street, it

was safe to do, once

a look in both directions,

     it was true.

Remember as a teen

           running lean,

with a heart pounding

in that chest, bounding

to make a play

to win the day.

Remember as an adult

              trying to vault,

in a friendly game

of pick-up ball,

regretting it the

moment you began to fall.

Remember as you age,

and you get to the last page

of the story you wrote,

it was real,

it had heart,

you got to

play the best

part, you.

I was down
I was out
I was alone
I was sad

I found you by the porch
I found you gazing at the sea
I found you closing your eyes to the waves
I found you, and I kept you in my heart

Now I am shy
Now I am afraid
Now I nervously ask
Now I am possibly terrified

You just don't seem to notice
You just don't seem to see
You just don't get it
You just don't know

I'm afraid to confess
I'm afraid to speak the truth
I'm afraid to let you know
I'm afraid to say it to you

I love the way you are
I love the way you smile
I love the way you speak
I love the way that you just exist

But still I am afraid
But still I let that cowardice show
But still I just can't confess
But still I won't let that hold me back

Things have changed
Things are different now
Things, I let the tides change
Things, I let the tables turn

Now I will try to stand up
Now I will try to be brave
Now I will try to push my luck
Now I will try to not be afraid

I will profess my love for you
I will profess my love that is endless
I will profess my love that goes in many ways
I will profess my love, changing for the better

I stand up for what I believe in
I stand up for this love
I stand up for the both of us
I stand up for all trials

Life is like a roller coaster —
Up and down, down then up we go.
Or so I read once in a motivational poster.
Well, life must knock me down pretty hard
Because somehow I keep missing the good part.

you're not your hair:
you can cut it dye it curl it straighten it shave it bend it twist it;

you're not your face:
you can hide it under layers of make-up you can put on lenses you can change your face in a matter of minutes;

you're not your skin:
you can cut it draw on it bite it tear it;

you're not your body:
you can lose weight gain weight;

you're not your clothes:
strip them off;

never reduce
yourself
to
a colour
a number
an adjective
a noun

never reduce
yourself
to a simple
word

you are
the thoughts you have at 3 a.m.
the lame jokes you tell your friends
the art you create
the books you read
the pages you have dog-eared
the quotes you have highlighted
the coffee you never finished drinking
the movie you watch after midnight, wrapped in a blanket
the chocolate cake you ate that night with that girl
the slice of pizza you could've eaten but you gave to your best friend
the kiss that still burns on your lips
the cigarettes that sting in your lungs long after you smoked them
the dreams you dream
the worlds you build in your mind
the song that's stuck in your head
the moments you're in the shower
the iloveyous
the ikindaguessilikeyous
the icareforyous
the seeyoulaters
the words you say
the smiles you smile
the laughs you laugh
the loves you love
the hates you hate

you are
an entire universe:
you're stars
and planets
and galaxies
and asteroids
and comets

you are a cosmos
trapped in
a shell.

you are
a gazillion worlds
locked in
a human cage.

never think
of yourself
as of
anything
less.