Happiness

by BrokenSkye

Published April 8, 2013

16+ Mature Content

In Just Getting Back

Warning: This work has been rated 16+ for mature content.

Happiness is just an illusion,
made up by the people 
who believe they are above us.
Who believe in the drugs, 
and make us believe in them too.

So we take those drugs,
and fall asleep,
only to dream of sweeter days,
but they will never come. 

The sun never shines here.
The children never laugh.
Women have still borns,
men lose their lives to murder.
Nothing good will ever happen.

Happiness never comes,
and when it does,
it fades quickly.
Tragedy strikes,
blood is shed,
someone's life has ended.
And another won't begin.

We live in the holes we dug,
painted the walls with chalk,
happy pictures,
two loving parents,
a few beautiful kids,
all washed away when it rains.

Happiness is just an illusion,
made up to take away the pain,
to cover the scars,
that never healed.
To erase the lost,
who were never found.

The sun will never shine here,
the children have all died.
Women gave up hope,
men lay in their shallow graves.
Nothing good will ever happen.
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ivyLeonora
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ivyLeonora wrote a review Review · May 26, 2013

the whole persona and idea that happinesqs is an illusion and does not exist, really intrigued me.When people write about happiness, they often tell people the positive sides of what being happy means, but from reading this poem, its made me question the definition. is happiness just a made up emotion that people use whn they are not sad? all these questions have flooded my mind.

"Happiness is just an illusion,
made up to take away the pain,
to cover the scars,
that never healed.
To erase the lost,
who were never found."

this stanza is my favourite, as it really digs deep, into what peole really feel when they say they are happy. No one will never really know what happiness means, because people don't know what people are really feeling inside.
i personally think that poems are there to either take you to another world, or make you feel a different way. But now you've changed that because this poem has made see things in a different way. now i am questioning, the TRUE MEANING OF HAPPINESS.
:)Ivy Leonora

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BreBre Comment
BreBre commented Comment · Apr 11, 2013

This is a really good poem. Its kind of sad. The part I really loved was the second and last stanza. So good job on this poem.

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ParisCarter
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ParisCarter wrote a review Review · Apr 9, 2013

This is really good, and I would like to say you are a really good poet, but their are a few grammatical mistakes really you just didn't capitalize the start of each line. Another good thing that I love about this poem is your repetition of the last stanza. Keep up the good work! Keep penning!

~Paris

I didn't start each line with a capital because the line above it ended with a comma, not a period. Thanks for you comment though, it is much appreciated.

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D4RK commented Comment · Apr 8, 2013

DestineeHoward wrote a review Review · Apr 8, 2013

I would just like to say first off, that I really like this poem! It shows emotion, and that my personal favorite! I would like to correct a few things though:
Stanza 2, Line 2: Asleep has 3 e's.
Stanza 4: Line 5: Ahead is spelled incorrectly.
I have made plenty of mistakes before, so don't be offended that I pointed yours out. I really did enjoy reading your poem!

Oh my gosh!! I didn't even realize and I read through it like seven times!! Haha, thanks soo much!!



pain is that feeling when you are feeling hurt, but it never goes away leaving me hurt. oh it hurts.
— Dragonthorn