The Descent of Happiness

There! I can see it!
Love within my grasp!
I reach for it, it slips away,
I knew it wouldn't last.

Now life is slipping away,
Smashed up all my dreams,
Breaking down and broken,
Dying more each day it seems.

I was at first so happy,
Now everything has fallen apart,
Tearing open my insides,
And ripping out my heart.

In this flailing madness,
What I once loved now despised,
Cowering at the sight of you,
Covering my eyes.

In this bitter victory,
I feel like love I have won,
And as I look back at the battle,
I see my goal, my love, is gone.