For the World

the thing about people,
is that they never care for happiness.

they would rather read your heartbreaks,
your hurt, your pain,
than they would your smiles, 
your joys, your happy endings.

people write their pain
for the world
because it's what the world wants.
to read about other's pain
and know it is not just them
going through the fires of hell and back.

but then,
wouldn't the same go for happiness?
writing your happiness
for world
because through your happiness,
there is hope that they can find theirs too.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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