Thursday, December 7, 2017

December 7: Happy

I find that happiness happens
in moments. There is no happystasis.

I find that the happy moments happen
more frequently when looked for. I look

inside a piano. I look in a book. I think
I see it when my dog nuzzles my leg

to ask for a scratch behind his ears. The happy
is just under his fur coat. Happy does not come

in years. It cannot be wrapped in a box
named January. It is filed in a cabinet

between anger and anxiety. It only appears
through thoughtful searching. Use a flashlight

if you can. It likes to hide in dark places.
It must be coaxed into visibility,

never forced, or it will pop
delicate as a balloon.

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