Happiness

Happiness

Sat crying in the dark

Lost among broken glass

And the hangovers of regret

Softly

She pretends to smile

Orders more bourbon

And tries not to laugh

At egotists who

Find her elusive

An unattainable mystery

A myth

A whisper of impossible lust

Happiness orders whiskey

Sings

Soft and easy of

Broken hearts and

Forgotten lovers

Tomorrow

She will wipe the tears from her eyes

The blood from her wrists

Do the walk of shame

And legally change her name.