acquiescere

it is wrong to say
this or that 
will make you happy
it will not 

we all know this instinctively 

still how else to phrase 

- don't just be happy
with A or B if there is a C 

more is out there 
- more and more - 

until we are out of control

- so it comes down to

rephrasing: 

be happy 

just

be 

we learn this along the way as we age
and our hair turns white and wrinkles
stretch across our face and embrace
our hands and legs, kissing our lips 

- so why not teach it 

why not teach

instead of 

"don't just be happy with ..."

we teach

do not acquiesce

no never acquiesce

but this is a hard word

to say & harder to spell

there is:  a c btwn the a and q

an unknown u and an i and e then the s sound

alone but not truly alone

then another c is

in btwn

this is hard 

so we preach the phrase: don't just be happy with... 

when what we need is:

do not a c q u i e s c e 

no never acquiesce 

and

c

be happy

btwn
the a and the q and the silence of the u as the
i follows the e even as another c is in btwn an s and e

be

happy