Joy is not a trick

The line is from Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan. 

Joy is not a trick. It might not last but nothing lasts. Not truly. 

Joy is not a trick. It’s a signal, telling you something is right. Life is good if you are still enjoying something. 

Joy is not a trick. Or maybe it is if they are few and far between. 

Joy is not a trick. Or maybe it is if you remember it and it’s no longer with you. 

Joy is not a trick. Or maybe the trick is in how you feel joy. 

Joy is not a trick. Or maybe the trick is in how you hold onto joy. 

Life is not a trick. Or maybe the trick is to keep tricking yourself. 

Life is not a trick. Or maybe the trick is to keep on trying. 

Life is not a trick. Or maybe the biggest trick is that there is no trick. 

Love is not a trick. And it can stay no matter what others say. 

Love is not a trick. You can hold onto it no matter what others say. 

Time is not a trick. Or maybe the trick is fooling yourself blind of its passing. 

Time is not a trick. Or maybe the trick is to keep moving.