I know you see
my eyes light up
when I’m with you

I know you hear
my joyous laugh
when we’re together

There is nothing
I love more,

nothing
that gives me comfort

gives me
inspiration
more
than knowing you’re there

When my thoughts
are scattered on
the floor of my mind

When my thoughts are
swept up
in confusing hurricanes
blinding me

You help me organize
them back
into place
help me make
a little more sense

of these scattered thoughts

You inspire me
because
even when you’ve been
beaten down

even when you’re
in the dark

even when it seems
there’s nothing left
you keep taking shaky steps forward
you keep going

And you never give up.