A/N Hey! It's been a while since I wrote anything new, so I'm easing myself back into writing with some haiku. This is a kind-of-sequel to 'Haiku Haze', but since there wasn't really a plot to that, you don't need to have read it (but you should, because it's awesome!). Like I did for that stories, I'm going to post a couple of chapters at a time as they're quite short. And as always, reviews are much loved and cherished!
Smiling to himself,
Hodges rolled over in bed;
Greeted the new day
Got up quietly,
Didn't want to wake his wife,
Drew back the curtains
Surveyed the landscape:
The pool in his yard, hot tub,
The Hollywood Hills
Sometimes Hodges thinks,
"How did I get so lucky,
With such a great life?
And such a great wife?!"
He tells himself the story,
Of how he got here
He made his own dream
Of a forensic board game
A reality
Sold it to Mattel,
Who sold it to everyone –
Then came the money
And with the money
Came his affluent lifestyle
Among other things:
His stunning young wife
Who probably only loved
His money, not him
Hodges' happiness,
It started with a board game,
But didn't end there
He left Las Vegas,
And the lab, when his game sold
And never looked back
LA was home now,
His neighbours successful, too;
Successful like him
This was always where,
With the rich and powerful,
He felt destined to be
With this new lifestyle,
He was finally happy
Just like he deserved
If he ever saw
His old lab colleagues again
He bet they'd be shocked
At last they would see
Money can buy happiness!
He'd always thought that…