By Gabriel Andreas
Real Magic
Life might be
a miracle,
but I never knew
magic
until I met you.
True Happiness
Exhibit a.
This is a picture
of true happiness.
Summer Time
We can do anything
we want today.
Look how beautiful it is.
Walking Together
I am proud to see
the one you are,
and the one
you are becoming.
It is no small thing,
this chance I have
been given
to walk the road
beside you.
Dream Life
I don’t know
how to find the world
that lives in my dreams,
but in all of them
you are there,
so I think that
is the place to start.
Long Shot
What are the odds
that in the span of the infinite
galactic tangle of stars
and quasars and black holes,
somehow we found
each other?
Revolutionaries
It’s no mistake we have imagination and a pair of hands. We were born to cause trouble.
Potential
This is for the times
you held me in your thoughts,
knowing
I could be more.
Important
One summer our house burned down.
I stood on the curb crying and watching it burn,
and my mom put her arm around me and said,
At least we didn’t lose anything important.
Instinctual
I’m impressed by your creativity, I said.
What’s your secret?
She took a long drag on her cigarette and said,
Being a mom, you learn how to improvise.
Banana Bred
I will never understand
how you managed to deal with us
and not lose your bananas,
but I guess some people
are just meant to be moms.
Mom Strong
If only we could bottle
some of what you’ve got,
we could fix the world,
because there’s nothing else
like being
mom strong.
Stubborn Love
All those times I wanted to quit,
slip out through the escape hatch
and disappear without a trace.
But you weren’t having it,
no,
you and your stubborn love.
Welcome Party
If you find yourself wondering when it will be your time,
congratulations, your time has come.
Easy Mind
Don’t trip
about whether you
have things figured out yet.
It takes the time it takes
to find your flow.
Heart Lines
There are invisible lines
connecting everything together,
and I am particularly fond of
the one that connects me to you.
No Rule
Pick a date and do the thing. There is no rule that says you have to feel ready before you say yes to your dreams.