Happily Ever After

 

I wonder who whispered that fairy tale lie

That joy would stretch forever beneath one's sky

They called it happily ever after

But forgot the chapters filled with tears and laughter

Happiness is not still, she moves and sways

Rises in mornings, fades some days

She is the sun and the rain, the soft and the rough

Proof that loving yourself is already more than enough

What does forever joy even mean?

Bliss with no mess, no space in between?

No storm to test the roots that grow?

No pause to breathe, no ebb, no flow?

Maybe happily is not about perfection

But grace in the mirror, soul reflection

It is compassion when the heart feels torn

Understanding that peace must be reborn

So no, not happily ever after is not some fairy spell she is

Just living, loving and learning herself well

Flowing through the turbulence, soft yet strong

Finding happiness in moments all along