Pursuit Of Happiness

By Sudhalekshmi M

I used to believe that

all I wished for in life

were to be happy.

But today, when I reflect deep on it,

I don’t think

all I want is to be ‘just happy’.

I want to laugh

till my belly aches

but also,

cry my heart out at times.

I want to feel joy,

but also, the pain.

I want to be in bliss,

but not without knowing

What suffering feels like.

I want to be beautiful,

only with these flaws and scars.

I want to enjoy life,

along with these few regrets and mistakes.

Most of all, I want life to happen,

in every shade,

in every possible way,

in all its flamboyance!

By Sudhalekshmi M