Satisfaction

Oct. 27, 2012

Satisfaction

It's remarkable,
     impossible to find
          as long as you're lookin'.

So I'll give you some tips.

Satisfaction is a subtle bliss,
     the milk of human kindness,
That rare elixir we read about
     in books by dusty old men.
You can taste it,
      savor it
      in the beer that saves a bad day,
          in the air of your free time,
               in the kiss of that girl,
          that girl with the smiling eyes
     that you can never get enough of.

Don't look for it.
It hides like the snake in the grass,
      leaping up to bite at a chance step,
and though it may frighten,
     the venom will ease,
          sending you to a sleep
    with dreams
you never knew you'd have.