Truth and Happiness

The following is a conversation between a classmate and I when we should have been paying close attention to what the teacher was saying, although the subject is almost identical in both the teacher's talk and our conversation. Each stanza is one thought, and the next is a reply from the other. I apologize for any pretense, I tend to slip into that when writing. Truth is undefined; Grasp it if you dare, the air Will be disturbed then. Happiness is naught Unhappiness is nothing. Minds birth reality. Happiness matters? If happiness was matter, It would be truthful. Truth is meaningful? Truth brings disillusionment, Truth feeds our sorrows. Truth appeals to Mind Happiness to Mood, and the Soul combines the two? The soul embraces Its diversity, yet it Longs for unity. How tortured is the soul That doesn't seek both of them One hand to balance... In pieces and bits After its foreseen failings, A puzzle remains. Happiness can bring Lies and Truth; Truth can bring both Grief and Happiness. Illustrated by Our lives and these lines, both Lies and Happiness.