Inspiration

Inspiration? You may ask,
Where to find, where to look?
in the music, in the sky,
in a person, in a book?

Inspiration, were you to find,
may not be far if you looked hard -
hard enough to see it through,
hard enough beyond your guard.

It rests in eccentric things, you know,
among dried leaves, amidst dead trees;
in the morning cry of a bird,
in the evening hum of bees.

It lies in mundane affairs, you know,
in the way you wake up from sleep,
in the way you blink your eyes to see,
in the emotions that you feel skin deep.

It reflects in simple things, you know,
a smile that brightens up your mood;
in moments of silence worth a thousand words,
in feelings of love utterly crude.

Inspiration, you see, is everywhere
if you like to see, if you want to receive -
a gift that sparks hopefulness,
a present that certainly wouldn’t deceive.

For you decide what inspires you,
and how to make it work for you,
in ways that make you strong enough
in ways its makes you believe in you.