Sitting at peace for a moment I feel it
And then the door opens and life rushes in
I remember again the pain that she feels
the confusion of failure against expectations
the realisation that hope doesn't matter,
sometimes.
Sometimes life doesn't play out the way we expect it
There's no bells and whistles, just time to regret
It's just how it is and will always be.
Contentment's elusive, it's so hard to see
Let alone catch, and hold
for a time.
For a time we can hope but never rely on
when things are at peace and life cracks a smile
on the faces of all who we cherish - and don't
For don't forget people we never have met
deserve happiness too, their needs should be met
and their wishes.
And their wishes: just like our own
live happy, in peace
live happy, content.
For happiness falters
unless we together, come all together:
Together well met.
Utter, utter, utter, utter(!) thanks to @ryivhnn for the awesome Wombats in my footer!