Las Pequeñas Cosas

It's the little things in life that make me smile.
The faith of a child,
listening to a good song you haven't heard in a while,
finding that one missing sock in the laundry pile,
never knowing what tomorrow has to bring,
discovering 20 dollars in an old pair of jeans,
accomplishing something together as a team,
realizing the perfect day was real, not a dream,
staying up late to look at the stars,
realizing that boys aren't really from Mars,
getting closer and closer to that fancy car,
being crazy and playing air guitar,
making up a secret handshake,
standing outside with your mouth open to catch a snow flake,
eating three huge slices of chocolate cake,
taking unexpected study breaks,
getting a letter from an old friend,
doing nothing but sleeping late on the weekend,
dressing up like a princess and playing pretend,
getting a fresh style and starting a new trend,
buy one get one free,
remembering something from the past briefly,
getting sick from eating too much candy,
returning home from a trip safely,
taking a belly dancing class,
seeing someone pick up trash,
watching my little cousin grow up fast,
he's even proud of his little mustache.

It's the little things that people don't even care for,
but it's the little things that I adore,
because it was all something I never noticed before,
until one day a small thing shook my core,
after that I simply demanded more,
I promised myself I'd open my eyes and never ignore,
instead open my mind and begin to explore,
I applaud the little things and demand an encore.