Still Happen

Warm socks
fresh from the line
Coffee just in time
A dog that greets me
like a king
A laugh
I didn’t know I’d bring

A message sent
I didn’t ask
A friend who sees
behind the mask
The light through blinds
at 4 PM
A song that feels
like home again

Still happen
The little things
I don’t demand
Still happen
Like grace
without a plan
All the joy
I understand
And all the rest
Can still happen

A seat on trains
I thought were full
The kindness
in the casual

A look that says,
“I see you there”
A breeze that lifts
the heavy air

The way
the sky
can shift and glow
The way
I heal
and never know

A word
that finds me
soft and right
A small relief
in quiet light

Still happen
When I miss a sign
Still happen
In small
and sacred time

All the peace
I didn’t chase
Still falls into place
Can still happen

Not everything
that moves is loud
Not every dream
needs a crowd

Some magic hides
in passing days
It shows up
in the simplest ways

Still happen
In mornings
made of dust
Still happen

In strangers
I can trust
Not everything
will go as planned

But beauty still
Can still happen
Still happen
Still happen