Abstract thoughts

time fades outwards
in ever expanding ripples

like a small pebble 
thrown into a vast lake 

your smile lights up my life 
with a gentle glow, capable of illuminating my way in complete darkness 

like a fire
on a cold winter night

shy love filling the empty void of hatred
nurturing the lonely child 

like a gentle hand 
caring for a fresh green sproutling

friendship creates a bandage to heal our wounds
covering our scars of isolation with the clean white cotton of hope

like how a smile covers a child's face
when you tell them a joke only they understand

while time fades outwards
in ever expanding ripples

like a tiny pebble of a person 
in the vast lake of life