Lesson

Today you taught me
a lesson in happiness.

You talked to my heart
things it ought to know,
facts it ought to remember,
pain it has caused,
loneliness it has gifted,
tears it has brewed,
separation it has caused.

You talked to it,
with a surgeon’s precision,
a pilot’s surety,
And, with an artist’s freedom.

I knew I was at fault, always.
In one night, I learnt the pain
of rejection.

But it’s good that you did it.
Now I know how to find
the tiny islands of happiness
in the flood of troubles.

Now I know why it’s good
to make others happy
than seeking our own happiness.

Thank you.
You know why
I respect you,
as I love you, always!