Inspired by a Lana Del Rey song

happiness is a butterfly,
forever fleeting,
never quite settling
in the same place.

there are moments where
it perches onto my finger,
fluttering around me
and easing my loneliness.

but when that happiness
flies away,
i try my hardest
to make it remain.

i scramble to catch it,
rising to my feet,
chasing and calling out,
heartbeat pounding in my legs.

nevertheless,
it escapes from my hands,
into moonlight,
and i am left dissatisfied.

i try to will it back,
try to catch it like lightning,
but it is a fruitless effort
that i must leave behind.

every day is a lullaby
that i try and hum along to,
trying to soothe myself
and trying to get joy

to flutter its way
back into my reach.

and as i hum along,
and collect myself,
and figure that joy
will find its way back to me,

happiness is like a butterfly,
fluttering its way
back into
my heart.