the flavour i wanted

i felt like a little 

poetry tonight 

so went to the market 

to buy some. 

but there was nothing

in the flavour

that i wanted. 

they were either too sweet

or too sour

or too bitter. 

nothing 

that perfectly matched 

my longing. 

so came home 

and made some 

that felt 

just right. 

it is the same, i think, 

with happiness.