attachments

I ask
the man on the street
why is
he so happy, what's up with
the smile,
the pleasant greeting
that he always has
for everyone that passes by.
I get asked that a lot,
he says.
a lot.
well, I ask him, what's your
secret, is it God,
or religion,
luck or health,
money, wealth?
what keeps you in a state
of perpetual bliss.
I own nothing, he says.
no one.
I am attached to nothing.
what comes
what goes is not my
concern.
this is the way life is.
let go and surrender.
attachments
brings suffering,
enjoy all that you have
while it's there,
but understand that all
is temporary,
nothing is forever.
what tastes sweet in your
mouth today
can easily go sour
by tomorrow.