Chasing Fireflies

Starry summer nights

Filled with bright flashes,

That capture youthful eyes.

Barefoot and sun-kissed sprouts,

Spring to action.

Warm wind brushing their cheeks,

As they chase the bright flashes.

Some capture,

Put it in a mason jar

With tiny holes poked through the top.

Some capture it and let it go in the same moment.

Others are unsuccessful.

Barefoot sun-kissed sprouts

Turn into stressed adolescents.

Chasing bright flashes of happiness.

That can disappear in a fleeting moment.

Running with all their might.

Tears in their eyes.

Some capture it.

And try to lock it away,

But they are always disappointed whenever it fades away.

Some capture it,

And bask in its glory

And inhale its beauty

And when it fades away, they accept it.

Others never capture it

They find it pointless,

Pointless to chase after something that will eventually fade away.

We chase happiness like we chased fireflies.

Trying to capture its glory and its beauty

Often times we are disappointed

Because we try to make it everlasting

Instead of enjoying the little bits of happiness found in fleeting moments

The secret to catching happiness

Is to smile in the small flashes of it

Enjoy it while it lasts

And accept it when it leaves

Because it’s the little flashes that make

The biggest difference.