Happiness Is...Huh? Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Happiness to know it had,
Is not often a task for anyone...
Looking to seek to give theirs up.
Especially to another,
Hoping with it wished...
To satisfy hidden desires.
Without this to share.
Or a feeling to gratify selfish pleasures.
Like an attempt to train a pet to fetch.
Then a jumping through hoops on command.
Done to perceive this is happiness.
With it to get but not exchange.
Many have different meanings,
As to what happiness is for them.

"Uh...
I am happy to have met you too.
But uh...
I think we have a misunderstanding,
As to how we interpret...
What for us the meaning of happiness is.
First of all,
I am not quite ready for roleplay.
However...
I may roll over now and then.
Depending on the situation.
But jumping through hoops ain't my thing.
Nor will I strip to be whipped.
While you adorn a leather suit.
To then lick hot chocolate off my butt! "

-But...
When we met yesterday,
You told me...
My happiness is yours to match.-

"Yes.
You are right.
I did say that.
But I was referring to something more subtle.
You know...
Like going for a walk.
Or maybe talking while having lunch.
To get to know each other better."

-So...
What are you saying?
My happiness is not satisfying enough for you? -

"Happiness is...huh? "