Private Demons

Your happiness is no secret,

with the joy on your face, writ large.

The news excites me too,

My smile for you isn't a farce.

I know you will react the same,

when you know of my good fortune.

If I was just elated before,

your smile will take me to the moon.

Things are different though,

when it comes to sharing sorrows.

I shall listen and help but,

the concern won't go beyond my brows.

So just be glad for my joys,

do not try to share my burdens.

For men may share their angels,

but every man has his own demons.

*Remotely inspired by this excerpt from Anna Karenina: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way"