A Good Mood

Sometimes
A good mood 
Is nothing more
Than a bad mood
Interrupted. 

An annoyance 
Acknowledged
But not followed. 

A frustration
Felt
And maybe voiced 
But without heat
Then released. 

An anxiety
Recognized 
And respected 
But put aside 
To focus on 
The beauty
Of the moment. 

The potential sources 
Of bad moods
Dangle in front of us
Every moment
Of
Every day.

Whether or not
We take the bait
Is a choice 
We make 
Every moment
Of
Every day.

I bite the hook
Quite a bit.
It’s exhausting.