happiness is a thin road to follow

happiness
everyone strives
only the lucky achieve
the meaning 
long since forgotten
what is happiness
how do you know when you feel it
or when you don't
only those who have known sadness
can know happiness
true 
truth of the matter
pain is the opposite of bliss
yet
one cannot live without the other
they are opposites
yet the same
in a way
sorrow: happiness
pain: bliss
it is all a loop
a wise one once said
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Tor Avatar
March 11, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Very true your words Morgan . I like the honestly and realism of your thoughts put into Poetry.
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March 23, 2026 at 7:51 AM
thank you so much, I've read some of your poems, so this means a lot coming from you!
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