we just want your happiness

we just want your happiness.

and maybe that’s too much to ask.
already, I know this.
it’s consuming of our energies
and my love for your future
that I bury you with the burden
of meeting our expectations.

we just want your happiness.

and maybe that’s irrational to request.
already, I know this.
it’s demanding of our spirits
to see you falter, that’s all,
when we know what’s laid out
in destiny is so fulfilling.

we just want your happiness.

and maybe that’s selfish of us.
already, I know this.
it’s more about my mental stability
and my own self-fulfilling prophecies
than your resolution of self-doubts
just that we love you.

we just want your happiness.

and maybe we want it for ourselves.
already, I know this.
but it’s true.