Happiness

I've tattooed the word happiness

onto my chest

the moment I first opened up my eyes.

Ever since always searching,

always longing for something more,

something to hold on,

something to soothe my soul 

from all this pain.

I've painted the world with colors more beautiful than a rainbow

and fought battles of tears 

nobody ever knew about.

Always looking for happiness, 

in the midst of all this. 

I've gotten close and then way too far,

never finding what my soul has been looking for

all this time.  

Yet part of me can't help but hope sometimes, 

that I'll end up finding it someday,

somewhere among the stars.