I’ll admit I’ve been depressed
Tears streaming down my face
Dark eyes and deep scars
In my heart and mind
Salty drops and gloomy words
Soak, spoil, and dampen
My writings
My drawings; my music
Smiles left in pictures
From long ago
Laughs locked in video
From many weeks before
Except for with you
With you your smile is mirrored
In my mending soul
And on my mascara-stained face
Tears evaporating on spot
With you my laugh returns
To show you my content
To show you what
You mean to me
You are what holds my happiness
And my trembling hands
Loving and kind
Warm and Gentle
You save me
Little by little