Myth

When exactly were
we taught that
happiness was found 
only in the 
arms of another 
was it when 
our mother coddled 
and poo pooed
away the bad
or was it 
when the first 
girl or guy 
kissed us and 
we felt seen 
but didn’t we
come in alone 
and won’t we
go out similarly 
so why is
the middle expected 
to be different 
oh such treacherous 
little lies told 
and such happiness 
had been delayed 
in the pursuit 
of some myth