just be happy

just be happy.
the book tells you.
perceive happiness and it
will be
so.
it's all in your mind.
you think about throwing
the book
into the fireplace,
but you don't have one.
maybe a doorstop,
or a book to kill
stink bugs
when they invade
your home. you turn another
page.
just be happy it says
again,
like a north Korean
torturer, pounding
the message home,
you are what
you think.
you think about being a
mountain lion and chasing
down a sheep,
or a goat for dinner,
you let out
a roar, you scratch
the floor, arching your
back.
this strangely makes
you happy.