What is this thing called Happiness?
I search and search, but I confess
That some days of searching high and low,
it feels as if, happiness is suppressed
No matter where I am, how far I go.
Feeling Lonely, lost and dispossessed.
My heart, mind, body, and soul often thinks, is this a test?
I know happiness is out there, I have to believe.
but while I endlessly search without sleep or rest,
this cruel world is ever ready to deceive.
Though challenges are around every corner,
the search for the secret to happiness must be achieved.
Or is life just a meaningless empty space?
God’s creative vision totally misconceived?
This questioning in my mind is a disgrace,
God would never allow me to continue being this peeved.
Yet when the darkness holds me in its embrace,
I cannot but feel bitterly aggrieved.
With gritted teeth, I become red in the face,
Am I worthy of happiness to be received?
and yet, before I fall and sink without a trace
a ray of hope lifts me, a miracle to be believed.
This warm fuzzy feeling as if my heart is being embraced,
a feeling washes over me, I hope I’m not being teased.
As happiness emerges from a forgotten deep place
The tormenting brooding darkness is finally eased.
God lent his hands and darkest clouds soon were erased
The sunlight poured through and the negativity soon ceased.
For now, the battle ends leaving just an aftertaste
I have fought off once again that dark depressive beast.
There is light at this terribly long tunnel, and so I race
my longing for happiness, my running towards it increased.
I discover, at last, that life is a mad steeplechase
and this thing called happiness is like a strange feast.
Beckie and I have been passing this poem backwards and forwards taking it in turns to write additional lines. I think it has worked out really well. Many of you may have followed the process all along, but it is nice to have it all together in one place.
I am so proud of this poem that Beckie and I have created, we worked really well together and made a great team.
I hope you like this poem.
Great collaboration
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Fantastic job you two! 💖
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Thank you very much. It worked out so well and Beckie was a brilliant person to work with.
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Fantastic idea and a fabulous and touching poem!
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Thanks Mel, it was such a great adventure and I am happy with the results. Who’d have thought that a poem about the persuit of happiness would end up causing us to find it. 😉
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Reblogged this on Beckie's Mental Mess and commented:
REBLOG: The Finished and cleaned up version of “In Search of Happiness” – a collaborated piece by Kristian & I.
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Kristian, I’m so pleased you cleaned it up and turned it into a clean version of what we collaborated on. It truly was an honor to woth with you.
I look forward t next week!!!
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It was such a pleasure, Beckie. Looking forward to it. 🙂
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😁
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Marvelous. Bravo!
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Thank you very much 🙂
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A collab of my favourite bloggers and you guys didn’t disappoint.
Well done! 👏👏👏
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Thank you very much. It was such a great experience, Beckie and I are working on another right now. Glad you liked it. 🙂
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Really enjoyed this collaboration! 🙂 Two intertwined talents!
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Thank you very much. It was such a fun collaboration. We’ve just done another one! 🙂
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Very good
It describes me as well
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Thank you, it is a journey we are all at differents parts of. 🙂
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This is so well done 😀 Congratulations to the both of you!
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