Small Thrills

It's a necklace I love

or a pair of shoes that I can't wait to wear

or earrings that match each other perfectly

or a great smile on an average day

Don't take anything for granted

It's the way I watched you chew your straw

after lunch every day

or a denim jacket I loved

or an outfit I put together

that you said I looked good in

It's the hug that made me ecstatic through

the mundane hours of schoolday blues

And the look in your eyes

I thought, "Wow! Someone likes me!"

It was you

There's a happiness that just can't be contained

There's a love that's waiting for an open heart

to catch it

There's a passion for life that's just dying

to be shared

It's me!

It's the real me

It could be the perfect bunch of grapes

or an exquisite lettuce and cheese sandwich

or a pencil whose lead lays down every letter

with the same inspiration as the artist's hand

It could be a color that's brilliant and captivating

Or,

It could be you.

- July 26, 1985, A.D.