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"Happy"
by S.J. TylerReading about psychological causes of happiness feels sterile and distant
I sit back and search for the last moment
In which I felt happy
And I don't remember the exact moment it was
But I do know the moment it went away
On the train realizing that I was saying goodbye
Just for a few short days
But it was when my spirit seemed to slink away
Not feeling particularly unhappy,
I am without that glowing warmth that fills me
When you are near
Partly from body heat, partly from loving you
And the way you love me
It's nice for me to know
(and healthy too)
that there are other things that make me feel that way
but each of those require more work
or more in quantity
than simply sitting in the same room as you
six feet away, even
I'm not forced into feeling empty without you
But I need more things
Built up together
To fill me up
In an artificially similar way
Thinking of this makes me happy
Knowing how simply I love you
And knowing that I won't die of sadness
When we are forced apart
But that I will just need to work harder
To fill the space
Which your presence
generally
occupies 11/25/2005 Posted on 11/25/2005
Copyright © 2025 S.J. Tyler
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