Happ(y)ness

Have you found higher ground?

Or are you lost at sea?

Have you reached where you want to be?

Or trapped in purgatory?

Did it all go according to plan?

Or was it an uphill climb?

I don't know what I'm looking for, do you?

But halting this expedition is not an option

Happiness, in my head

Happiness, flowing in my veins

Scouring heaven and earth, we mortals go

On a wild goose chase, a dog after its own tail

Not realizing it is on the ground you stand

Concealed under your nose, buried beneath the layers

Perched on your shoulder, the devil sniggers

Your fairy godmother relinquishes her crown in defeat

How foolish, the birds tweet

How futile, the wind whistles 

We fought with ghosts, and spider webs

Fancying something, desiring someone

Craving the next big thing

Life's quest, soul's obsession, it had become

Wars were waged, gold was accumulated

Lessons were taught, stamps of approval coveted

Happiness, in your head

Happiness, flowing in your veins

In plain sight, and yet in obscurity it lied 

Shrieking to be found, for aeons

Judgements cloud our senses, prisoner of our own minds

Drowning out the little inner voice

Blinding us from the exquisite soul inside

Brick walls are meant for forts and tombs

Not spiritual energies of divine avatars

Seasons alter, people transform, life perseveres

Around you, blurry lifeless images rushing past in glory

All's well as long as I take my next breath

One more sunrise, one more day, one more chance

Brings with it the promise,

Of all the things that you couldn't do yesterday. 

Happiness, in my head

Happiness, flowing in your veins.