Bombs are bursting in air. I don’t need to know who
They explode for nor why indeed they do exist
In the first place. I’m not that good at history.
I’m detached from the troubles of humanity.
Much practice it has taken for me to resist
The temptation to nurture the negative view.

I enjoy life. I’m not always in a good mood
But I know enough now not to let myself get
Too far out of alignment. Right now I feel fine.
I feel as if I am causing the sun to shine.
To the world I feel that I’m a major asset
Thus my faith in humanity can be renewed.

I’ll use this moment in the most productive way
By staying elevated. I can do that by
Savoring the good feeling. It doesn’t require
A whole lot, but I must have a burning desire
To stay there so that I don’t even have to try
To be happy. It isn’t a high price to pay.

Life does not have to be all that complicated.
I know how to get happy and how to stay there
For a good while. There are many forms of success
But its truest measure is how much happiness
I can have and give others and how much I care
For the life up until now that I’ve created.