Happiness again

 When the air clears

And the dust settles

When you have walked

Far enough away

That the smell of deceit 

And anger 

And all those other 

Nasty parts 

Aren’t even on the horizon 

They are 

Past

The rising action 

In a story 

That’s over now 

After a doozy of a

Denouement 

The protagonist won

(Hey, that’s you!)

Won back your dignity

Won back your joy

Wiser, singed a bit

But your heart is still

On your sleeve 

No one will destroy

Your capacity to love 

The resolution was

Sublime 

The villain is defeated 

Dead to you

While you are 

Wholly intact

And you’ve shut the book

Walked away 

And found 

Happiness again