I’ve walked streets that carried on for miles
passed bevelled corners, walls strong and sturdy
not bending or allowing entry, so I held my face
to the sky, searching for the spot where happiness blooms
until I sight a single rose reaching out, begging me to stop
and smell the beauty of her fragrant petals, to disregard
the clouds that drop with heavy gloom
the walls that stand strong and sturdy
happiness comes in many forms
from opening up ourselves, for letting go
we aren’t perfect, walls can be broken
others can see in us, what sometimes we cannot
©jmtacken Dec 2013
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