Felt down
Consumed by unreal memories
Of times I wore a crown

Remembering the times I had it together
Cracked jokes and made friends feel better
Now I want to cut down their stem
For not knowing who I am

They don’t understand
Happiness isn't something you can demand
A clown you can order to dance

“Give happiness a chance”

Four beautiful words
So easily spoken
So meticulously chosen
An exercise in the absurd

Put that smile upside down!
Of course! That helped!
Until no one was around

Our lack of compatibility
Defined the word futility
Imposing happiness on someone else
Solidified the misery of the self

Other people’s description of joy
Was a horse of Troy
From person to person there is change
Their joy, to me, was strange

My mind was out of whack
Until I realized I could achieve it
By not looking back

I found in rhyme
Happiness that was truly mine
Putting to paper what my thoughts are storing
Through this, this poetic outpouring, my soul is soaring

Writing gives me the stupidest grin
Even though my rhymes don’t always ring