Happiness To Have It
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Happiness to have it kept,
Knowing who one is with no regrets?
Is to not dispute,
Those who live their lives...
Spreading rumors and lies.
To realize no other business do they have,
Prioritized but that to do.
Leaving your happiness to live it had.
And...
Receiving free publicity too?
What more can anyone,
Want to wish for than that?
When minding their own business,
Being who they are and doing what they like.
Done to do and to know,
Whoever it may be that curious enough...
To make up lies to spread them,
Is actually more exciting...
Than the reality of the life one lives.
'Hey?
How you doing?
You know...
The other day I was told,
You were doing this and that.
And seen boarding a train to go on a trip.'
'Oh?
Me?
And where was I going?'
'Well...
I was told you were in disguise.
And didn't want to be recognized by anybody.
To then pretend it wasn't you.'
'What can I say?
No one can trick,
The always present eyes of God.
And after all these years,
No matter how I try.
I still can not fool anybody.'
'I was also told,
You had lifts in your shoes too!
To make you appear,
Much taller than you are!'
'Lord!
And I went through all of that trouble,
Not to be noticed!'
'Tell me about it.
Thank God I saw you to confirm what I heard!'
'Me too.
Were you told where I was going?'
'No.
Not yet.
But I did hear you had carried,
An overnight bag.
While snacking on a Taco.
Or a Barrito.
Was it good?'
'Delicious!'
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Written on December 24, 2023
Submitted by lpahtillah on December 24, 2023
Modified by lpahtillah on December 24, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,426 |
Words | 343 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 2, 9, 6, 3, 4, 6, 4, 3, 2, 2, 7 |
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