When I think about anything
or rather, when I think
of everything I think first of
my friends, my family
the people who have helped me
get this far.
I think about love and joy
how quickly they come and
how fleetingly they stay
but how much they are worth
and how they come when needed most
How the heart is ultimately in charge
and how the brain tries to wrest
control away from it
it can never really succeed.
I write poetry enough about hard times
and germane pictures enough
instances in life that honestly don't mean
very much
so instead of a unhappy monologue today
instead of my thoughts on loneliness and
heartbreak
I thought I'd say thank you instead.