it might be a strange question
some might call it stupid —

                                because happy is something personal
                                not universal at all —

                what makes someone happy?
                nobody can tell for real —

and if he can
it’s something different every other day —

what makes me happy today?
that I arrived home savely
could put on some different pants
dry pants
after my ride through the rain —

                                I was happy when I arrived home
                                but am I happy now?
                                half an hour after changing clothes?

                it feels a little different
                the adrenaline might be gone
                I am calm now
                settled
                ready to think about the difference between
                happy and enjoy —

happy might be for the moment
enjoy might be for the following after
for a longer period
until the mood changes slowly
into the next frustration
anger
or any destructive feeling.

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        © Dominik Alexander / 2023
        © Gerd Altmann (image)