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Happiness, happiness, happiness
The one thing we all seek
What does it really mean
The million tonnes of gold we hoard
Or the millions of cash stashed in a bank’s vault
Fleets of expensive cars cruising the streets
Or diamond ornaments glittering for all to see
Big parties on yachts and clouds just to please
Or a program on tevee just so they may see who it really is
All these yet at the end of the day the heart is still not at ease
The look within doesn’t satisfy nor please
So what really is missing
Happiness surely does exist
And the truth is that there isn’t a price to it
Just a smile and a honest heart spreads the enthusiasm with ease
Hearts can’t be bought but friendships can be bribed
It’s a choice we all must make
To live at ease in adequate means
Or to cheat and connive to acquire wealth built of lies
At the end of it all, the only room big enough is the one in your soul
At the end of the day
...the only compliment worth to be heard is that which you give yourself
The only true best friend one can have is the one in the mirror
For with that friend is where happiness begins
How can you love others if you can’t love yourself
How can I honestly appreciate others if I can’t appreciate myself
How can they find happiness if they don’t know what it means
Happiness is the only thing that the blind can see
...better than the ones who see
Happiness is the only thing that the deaf can hear
...better than those who hear
Happiness activates the limbs of the handicapped
While those appropriately moulded still don’t function efficiently in it
Happiness is a destination to which no one can cheat
For it requires a sincere pass in each and everyone’s mind and heart
You may cheat me with your smile
But you can’t cheat the you inside
It’s not about me, it’s not about us...It is about you
This reality is a syndicate for your happiness
Question is, do you recognise it
You can afford to buy off all your past
And keep it under lock and throw away the keys
What matters is now
...for it is here that happiness is to be found
Looking back only presents regrets
Looking ahead only presents worries
It is only when you are happy that tomorrow promises to be a blessing
An affair is like the jolt received when you touch an electric wire.
It slams you with its energy, and makes of you a liar.
It fills your mind with hopes, and dreams, and makes you think so new.
It steps upon the petals of love while you ponder what to do.
Some may take that leap of faith, and charge blindly it’s forbidden gate.
Assuming they, a bright new day, they find foundations formed in hate.
The pages turn, and soon you learn the story is almost the same.
But never quite, what you held last night, for it is built on shame.
“Why didn’t you call, you don’t care at all?” the fuel of former decit.
The curving arc, of your heart so dark, tells of hopes yet not complete.
With weight so great, stumbling steps you take, as strewn paths you halting hike.
It is not they, who fail your day, for in truth you are all that you don’t like.
That one, this one, those yet to be, for surely you must continue to try.
Oh set me free, make me happy, while in the shadows they sofly cry.
Rushing, in your sadness, for that soulmate you think may set you free.
The chains are yours, and their lock secures that which shall never be.
Realize the folly, as peoples lives you volley, others joy be not your toys.
Society, so sage you see, condemns, oh boys, will be boys.
The end so dear, with your life not clear, it’s pieces shattered by the lies.
Their trust, and dreams, sundered by your schemes, eternity echoes their endless cries.
No, it was not someone else’s chore to give you more, and fulfill all that you do seek.
It was not your job, others to rob, but into your own heart you should peek.
The oath you heard, and you gave your word.
Can it’s meaning be so small?
Yes, your word, and the others heard, your claim of what you be.
A lie spoke light, doesn’t make it right, you’re not what you seem, you see.
If your word be not as good, as it really should.
Then I fear that tells the tale, in the world of good, and evil, the test you did just fail.
Form:
I have found myself to be in deep.
way over my head so i can't see the sunshine.
or rather, there is too much sunshine
and i am blinded by its beauty.
Its beauty is profound, intense, so real.
it encompasses my entire being,
my entire persona,
and my entire soul.
it controls when i blink. when i eat.
it controls when i laugh, when i cry, when i weep.
It tells me when i should be energized,
and it cuddles me to sleep.
it engulfs my thoughts,
and has found comfortable lodging in my heart.
It grows with each passing day,
and so to, does its power.
I am not chained and held prisoner
against the will thats mine.
I welcomed, with open arms, this brilliant light
into my heart and mind.
i never knew its power,
or what it would become.
and now the seeds that have been sewed,
are not easily undone.
I plan my life around this light,
and crumble when it dims.
And then the brilliance bounces back,
and my twisted mind grins.
my heart knows the fetal position,
and it rarely knows to stand.
and only does it come to its feet,
when his hand is in my hand.
this beauty, this brilliance, this LOVE.
it overwhelms my soul.
i never knew i could love so much,
he's not become my part, but my whole.
along the road of learning,
and along the journey of life.
i somewhere got tossed and forgotten,
the beginnings to this strife.
if i only knew to embrace it then,
and not push it deep inside.
i could have been the master of my soul,
instead i run and hide.
i sit along the sidelines,
and cheer my heart along.
the love that holds the reins to all,
the place where I belong.
this love ravages my body,
and takes all to leave none behind.
it holds my oxygen captive,
and keeps whats rightfully mine.
This love i know, is real and deep,
and powers the happiness behind my smile
and I never for a second resent this love.
after all, its all that i am.
Form:
The Throw-Away Child
Heaven above shine down on us
We need your light to guide
Our days as we make our way
Through times of testing, times of trial
In hours of need, years of pain
As we witness the Throw-Away Child
Why, oh, God does such a thing
Exist in your world? Why should any
Feel as such; so worthless, never amount to much
As these children do, who know not love
From the very ones who gave them life?
Does it grieve your heart as it does mine?
I know it is so, Lord, certainly it is
That you weep and your heart breaks
As child after child, after precious child
Is abused, neglected, tossed aside.
Not given the chance to grow tall and strong
As the men they should trust cast them out
Please send us where we’re needed
Into those little lives where brokenness
Is achingly commonplace.
Where mothers have not strength to face
Their children who need a safe spot to land
But instead find a deep, dark void where love should be
Give us grace that covers their souls
With care that overflows from the mercy
Which you give to those who ask
Who earnestly seek your face and give you a place
In their heart of hearts and truest spirit
Where nothing can harm us, for You are there
Let us be ever aware of those around us
Who reach out in desperation...in silent screams
In muted pleas for something good, something pure
Anything that will lift them from their tortured state
Their dwelling place of agony and emptiness
Open our eyes and ears to their need
You’ve said we are your hands
You’ve said we are your feet
We must also be your kindness
To everyone we meet
And act as your heart extended
I know that is why we’re here
This day, dear God, let us commit
To finding each and every one who searches
For just one human being who will see them
As lovingly as you see them, Lord
Who will bring relief...if for just awhile
And give hope to the Throw-Away Child
© Donna Golden, 2008
IF I could make maize grow in a desert
Then that power I possess by your will,
That which can make static air become wind,
That which can cause trees swing side by side.
If I feel down and out right now,
It is that I am not living by your shadow
For when I walk in your shadow I feel my heart serene,
It gives me strength to walk on, to live
THE moment I stray far from you,
I come face-a-face with my enemies I fear,
I meet straight out with devastation,
I discover that all green grass is brown-scorched
And flowers of yesterday have drooped in the sun
As if sulking as in suffering from a cold;
The mountain appears massive and strange
And I speculate: alone who can craft a mountain?
The flash I drift far from you,
The sea ripples with fumed waves and iced storms
As if it is a combat zone for warring nations
WHEN I struggle with you in my soul,
I get upset and my essence sheds tears
Not of hate, but of my incredible love for you,
I am derisory and without you am dead
For I cannot have sane mind-set anymore,
I feel like a man who died two centuries ago.
I cannot lope far from you as your shadow is ample
And it has unsullied, piercing eyes
That can see anything veiled and exposed;
I cannot talk sick of you my superior,
Your sharp ear resembling that of a wild hare
Hears the lot I whisper, you are amazing
I will not think perverse of you
Since you already know what I think,
You know when I am faking at you.
SO by your shadow I shall subsist,
It is not momentary like that of human beings,
Even when the sun is out of the array
And when the moon has botched as often,
Your shadow still shall be felt universally,
Though it can never be seen by man;
By your shadow I shall live
And my heart and soul I shall wholly give you
As a token of my sky-love for you my grace.
What else can I give you other than my heart?
Other than my passionate true love?
IF I could make maize grow in a desert
Then that power I possess by your will,
That which can make static air become wind,
That which can cause trees swing side by side.
If I feel down and out right now,
It is that I am not living by your shadow
For when I walk in your shadow I feel my heart serene,
It gives me strength to walk on, to live
THE moment I stray far from you,
I come face-a-face with my enemies I fear,
I meet straight out with devastation,
I discover that all green grass is brown-scorched
And flowers of yesterday have drooped in the sun
As if sulking as in suffering from a cold;
The mountain appears massive and strange
And I speculate: alone who can craft a mountain?
The flash I drift far from you,
The sea ripples with fumed waves and iced storms
As if it is a combat zone for warring nations
WHEN I struggle with you in my soul,
I get upset and my essence sheds tears
Not of hate, but of my incredible love for you,
I am derisory and without you am dead
For I cannot have sane mind-set anymore,
I feel like a man who died two centuries ago.
I cannot lope far from you as your shadow is ample
And it has unsullied, piercing eyes
That can see anything veiled and exposed;
I cannot talk sick of you my superior,
Your sharp ear resembling that of a wild hare
Hears the lot I whisper, you are amazing
I will not think perverse of you
Since you already know what I think,
You know when I am faking at you.
SO by your shadow I shall subsist,
It is not momentary like that of human beings,
Even when the sun is out of the array
And when the moon has botched as often,
Your shadow still shall be felt universally,
Though it can never be seen by man;
By your shadow I shall live
And my heart and soul I shall wholly give you
As a token of my sky-love for you my grace.
What else can I give you other than my heart?
Other than my passionate true love?
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#haiku The shades of night fell . as curtains of the opera . Ending the act: day #poem
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#haiku Railroads of my thoughts . Locomotion of pulses . One to another
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#haiku Nautical daydreams . her dress fluttering like sails . anchored to my heart
#haiku Orange glow on ceiling . fades a dark eternity . these curious shades
#haiku Yesterday's winter . a memory frozen for . tomorrows summer
#haiku My heart is a time-machine . broken: out of order . doomed to the present
If I was a fly, I would fly as high as I could, then just fall to the ground sniff
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Let me tattoo her . heart and name onto my soul . to take on death's wings. #haiku #weblit
Don't devour my words . try to reassemble my eyes . just listen to what's there #haiku
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Water containing . starlight sprinkles from heaven . colors of cosmos #haiku #writing
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If I could delete . All of the sins from my heart . What knowledge would go #haiku #poetry
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ive been quiet to long i need to be vocal
need a magic telescope i can see hope thru
while i remain drug free and teetotal
a blade is sumthin i need to be close to
self harmin since bein a teenager
ill never let my dreams fade
people stare at my scarres like there lookin at there favourite screensaver
put my heart in every lyric on each page
i know its as bad as my moms drinkin and brothers drug taking
but when you go home you have a hug watin
i never expected no one to luv me
sumtimes i wish sumone would hug me
they say home is where the heart is
alone is where the dark is
if i had a better childhood would i be able to trust more openly
would i speak my mind without first puttin it in a book of poetry
would i push more hopfully
look for love more vocally
more ups and downs than a light switch
why should i be tight lipped
ive been searchin and not findin
workin and still climbin
i dont need an advocate
this is real talk call me the white fabolous
im cleanin out my closet
like my idol eminem
paintin a paicture u should screen it out and watch it
ill share my views before i give my pen 2 them
they will try and paint me as the bad guy
but aint seen the world thru my eyes
2 months after my dad died
my best friend commited suicide
6 months ago was the last time i self harmed
and it seems like a life time
instead of usin a blade i pick up a pen
and follow my dream of bein a rapper so i write rhymes
behind every dark cloud theres a silver linin
you have to have the will 2 find it
lifes short u need a passion or dream to fill the time in
2 get to the top it may take a while
be strong and dont let anyone break your smile
If only my soul I had listened too
If only I took the time to truly wait
Then my heart wouldn't be in so much pain
Self inflicted, contradicted bull you spoon fed me
And I consumed it greedily
See I let you lay your hat, marking your territory, making this here home
Even though it was temporary
For you had another who you showered your love upon
Me, I was that itch you continently scratched, that door you slightly kept open, cracked
that light you kept dimmed, that one you wiped your feet on
Doormat, lover, friend
I was the other woman and didn't even know it
Seven years thinking I was the only one
My mind tried telling me but I played blind refusing to see
Now I see in techno-color and I’m not liking stepping out from behind those rose colored
glasses
My behind is tragic
See I know what should have been done but I was just so lonely
So I took up with a known bum
Thinking I could change him
Only he changed me and not for the better
I became quiet and reclusive, never laughing, never smiling
Going to work rushing home cuz I knew he was going to call
I had to hear his voice no matter how harsh, making excuses for being late
Lying, saying I couldn't start my car
Known lie of course since I didn't even have one
But still through all his abuse
I loved him more than the truth
The truth is I was lost
That is until my heart stepped in
Refusing his continued misuse of his authority
Though never once did he hit me
No, the verbal was just as bad
Sick and tired of loving, needing, wanting this so called man
I freely fled
Before I ended up completely chaotic and mentally dead
I used to think I was so weak
A sickly spineless shred of humanity
Puny, cowardly, skulking
I used to think I deserved all of God’s punishments
That He was right to bombard me with despair
After all I had never done anything to deserve joy…
Pathetic weakling that I was,
I had been so willing to succumb to malaise
Shutting myself away in the fortress of my room
Pulling the covers over my head to block out the world
Taking all talk of sunshine and hope as cruel blasphemies
Each new day I greeted with a sour twisted expression
A heart made of granite and coal
I never smiled but shed bitter salt tears
I took life’s lemons and swallowed them whole
Then I complained of the acid taste
So it came as no surprise when I stumbled into pitfall after pitfall
When body and mind were violated and left half-shattered,
I did not utter a word of complaint
When my heart was thrown against a wall and smashed
I barely even whimpered
Why?
Because I thought I deserved nothing better
But now as night draws in to blanket my soul
In a comforting shroud of darkness
I come to realize something crucial
Despite all the misery and despair and bitter torments
Despite the violation and the molestation and the aggravation
Despite cruel words and threats and curses
Despite being pushed to the ground again and again…and,
Oh yes, yet again
Still, I continue to rise to my feet
Still, I refuse to let my last breath of hope be exhaled from my gasping lungs
Still, I raise my head and face the new day
I am still here
Yes…
I am still alive