Chemistry Of Happiness Poem by Shikhandin Shikhandin

Unhappy children do not make
happy adults. This is common
knowledge rarely acknowledged.
Happiness is like Calcium.
You've got to bone up on it
when you are young. And then
when you get to the age
of petrification, the hardening
of gristle and tissue, you have to
keep dosing on it. Keep topping
it up, so you don't go bankrupt.

Happiness is a free radical. It reacts
with all kinds of things and in equal
measure. Memory is a catalyst, so
remember with care. Words
are the binders. They are viscid. Beware!

Our earth has many places
where happiness is stored. But only
the intrepid traveller knows
how to find it. Travelling by the way
has little to do with transport,
and hotel rooms and package deals.
Travelling is similar to happiness,
a chemical thing.
Get your chemistry right. And you can
straightaway become a happy traveller,
even if it means just going to the front
door of your house and back.
Happiness is like that.

(First Published in The Linnet's Wings, UK)