Happy

I used to think once I found happiness I would feel something

That some magical feeling would overcome me

But that's not what it is at all

Its not necessarily smiling all the time 

Or being surrounded by tons of people

For me I found happiness when I found peace and love

In the little girl who was innocently born into a complex family

One where the first memories she'll have of her father are in prison

And the first of her mother are tears full of joy, anxious, and scared feelings

This girls smile is my love

In the man who I fell for 

The man who it was never supposed to happen with but it did

The man from the hood who just liked me wanted to prove the hood didn't define him

In him I found happiness and his happiness became mine

In the people I met 

The ones who were so resilient they proved us all wrong

The ones who face hardships everyday but still push

The ones who are supposed to be dead but are alive

I found hope 

And with hope I found peace 

Being happy doesn't mean that my life is perfect and nothing is ever wrong 

Being happy means I'm ok

(Unfinished)

5/3/15 Laura Leslie