I’ve tried understanding
Some, what I believe to be, important things
Like, what it is
That happiness brings
Into our lives
And relationships
What makes a smile
Appear on our lips
Is it definable
Is there a rule
Maybe everyone actually already knows
Leaving me to be the fool
Who will tell, that might very well be the case
Than it sure must be amusing
Watching me chase
Some sort of guideline to help me succeed
In finding what it is that us people need
To feel satisfied and pleased with what we have
To be content with ourselves
To be carefree, to joke, to laugh
Anyhow, it’s quite a quest
Ask the unhappy ones, they know that best
Because they are the people going over these questions in their heads
It’s a pretty cruel thing,
The more you think about it, the vaguer it gets
So maybe I should just leave it with this
But not without suggesting that happiness we miss
When we realize it isn’t there
Unlike, when happiness finally obtained
We often couldn’t be less aware