At the center of all happiness is truth…

At the center of all happiness is truth…
There is no bargaining here…
No rationalizations that will make it different…
No magic beanstalks.

Come, let’s have tea and talk some more…
Judgment has no place here…
We can learn about each other by sipping and talking…
And sharing secrets we both can understand.

We can watch the stars throw hope across our oceans…
Arrange the proper sequence of dashes and dots…
Look reality dead in the eye…
And discover that most of our worries are only air.

We can stop blaming others…
Look at each other and ask…
Do you love me my friend?…And hear in return, “Yes, my friend, I do.”
Doesn’t life feel so much better next to someone you love?

So today, let’s stop noodling for crawdads…
Bobbing around like plastic ducks…
Let’s cling to truth…
And find happiness.

I love you,

Annie