letters to no one ➳ [poetry]

➳ recipe for happiness

sometimes
a simple smile can end up
making someone
happy.

a mere compliment
can give someone a positive
influx of energy
and brighten up their day.

sometimes
a little appreciation 
is all that's needed to make
someone's life worth
living.

sometimes
something as simple as
watching the butterflies unfold
their wings against the
skin of someone's finger
can bring a smile to
their face.

or the tiny fingers of a toddler
trying to intertwine
with theirs is enough to
melt their heart.

these joys may seem
inane in the grander scheme
of things, but therein
lies their truest happiness.

that's just how life works.