HAPPY JUST BECAUSE

inside myself , there's always been
a factory of joy
when life became a nasty game
i'd treat it as a toy

i kept the world perplexed
by sporting mona lisa's smile
i laughed at tribulations
and i breezed through every trial

though my life was stitched together
i survived despite its flaws
i once was glad in spite of
now i'm happy just because

i never looked behind
when there were foes behind my back
a sword of sharp sarcasm
keep me safe from their attack

i held myself together
as they blew themselves apart
i always kept my balance
with a firm grasp on my heart

a cat , i was, a -tumbling
always landing on my paws
i once was glad in spite of
now i'm happy just because

i was so good at detaching
things in life that didn't fit
and this way kept my sanity
in spite of all of it

my logic and my reason
were the mainstays of my craft
when life played heinous jokes on me
i turned around and laughed

a child can still love christmas
disbelieving santa claus
i once was glad in spite of
now i'm happy just because