SUCH JOY

 

You're always smiling

Is there something you know that we don't?

Please won't you share

What are we missing?

The last time we looked, your life was far from perfect

But there, right there

Is it real? It's genuine

And we don't understand

We know your story-- or at least the one we heard

Don't mean to bring up painful memories but if you can, tell

Why aren't you reigning as, "Most Evil in the Land"?

What makes you feel such joy?

How can you be so happy?

Is it a conscious choice?

What makes you keep on living?

What makes you keep on loving?

I have no tricks, no gimmicks, or schemes,

No presto-chango, magic words, no bottled help, nothing illegal

Just faith and hope

I feel so sure that with each new day

There's there's possibility at work;

Help behind the scenes that defies the naysayers

But since you asked,

The only words that come to mind are these, so hear me

So you, too can wave goodbye to what has been

I firmly contend:

What you don't do is despise your propensity to love--

Though it may seem a miracle that you still can

Life's issues flow from it like streams into a river

Go with it, don't drown in regrets or what ifs

Guard your heart with diligence

Know that your dreams can either live

Keep moving, keep waking with anticipation

It's alright

Say to yourself

I don't have to become what hates me

I am worthy

I am free

Whether sooner or later

What's for you will be

In the meantime, look around

There's so much that's good, lovely, and pure

See it?

There's so much to stir your gratitude

So much to prove how cherished you are

That's what brings such joy

Being alive

That's all it is.

What makes you feel such joy?

How can you be so happy?

Is it a conscious choice?

What makes you keep on living?

What makes you keep on loving?

I have a choice.