I was happy <br />tonight; <br />and though the fire could have burned me <br />like a moth <br />to a seductress lamp light, <br />I was happy. <br /> <br />I will admit- <br />I thought of you for a moment, <br />but in truth, <br />it was only <br />-for a moment, <br />like an electrical sigh, <br />and quickly <br />it ran through me, <br />and the evanescence <br />-was okay. <br /> <br />Here with you, I found a polish in my bag <br />that made me blushbright <br />all as good as new, <br /> <br />It only took me <br />so long <br />to find it, <br />to let the trickle of blood pause <br />and reel, <br />to savor the swell and feel of blood <br />in someone <br />who feels blushed too. <br /> <br />I was happy <br />tonight, <br /> <br />happy for the first time in a long time.<br /><br />Michael Timothy Rose<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-was-happy-2/
