Sometimes I am asked a question:
                    "how are you so happy all the time?”
And upon this query I try to respond

I like the way joy moves through me
I like the way it rests for a single moment on my tongue
before it disappates like cotton candy
I like the way it tastes like a pinch of fine sugar

I cannot describe it in such a way
that you could replicate the taste for yourself
only that you will know what pure, undiluted sweetness is
when you experience it

I will happily share as much of my stores as I am able
—there is joy to be found in sharing it—
but if you ask

”how are you so happy all the time?”
I will attempt to answer to your satisfaction
but simply put,

                     I like the way joy moves through me