On Happinness

On nights like these

My eyes are heavy

But the strings tying down my smile

Are released

It may be dark

But there’s a light in me

A light that washes clean

Everything I’ve come to grieve

Even when my nights are different

When I force my eyes shut

When streams pool on cotton sheets

There’s still a light

Not every night is going to feel perfect

Like falling asleep under a shimmering expanse

But I can still dream

And I can still breathe

God, does that breath feel good

Like I’m filling myself with wisdom

Cause I get to learn what it’s like to live

And living always teaches me something

I’m not one for sad endings

But I like to think

Maybe they’re for the best sometimes

Like the end to a long hard day

Even when I think I won’t wake up

I smile

Because for everything to be in it’s right place

I only have to be where I am

And only then can I feel happy