Attitude

by Cheryl Merrick

It doesn’t matter how much you
have or haven’t 
for it isn’t the amount which
brings happiness.


Things or accolades
can never fill a selfish
empty heart.

So, forgetting that happiness comes
in the enjoyment and appreciation
of what we already have,
We wait,
afraid to take responsibility
for our own lives.

Waiting
for someone or something
to “make us happy”.