happiness so fleeting
i wrap my fingers gently around it
amazed at the power it possesses
to lift me up and bring me down

i played it round my fingers
and watch the colours turn
frm red to orange to yellow
to green to blue to green

i cldnt bear to hold it
within the jails of my grasp
for the more u try to keep it
the more the fear i may lose it

i watch it disappear in the distance
wondering if i shld cry or rejoice
as some happiness found other happiness
and some were left to die