Our Path To Happiness

Adults always say,
Don't let anything define you
But what are they doing?
What are we all doing?
We are letting one word
Eleven letters
Define us.

We are becoming scared
Self absorbed
Worrying only of our problems
Not thinking of others.
While stuck in our houses
We are pretending
That nothing is wrong.
We go about our buisness
Listening to stories
Of the outside world
But doing nothing ourselves.

If we are ever to create
A new spark
We need to first
Look into ourselves.
Find courage
Retreive kindness
Coax bravery to the surface
And most importantly
Spread a smile across our face.

Join me
Don't let a word define you
Do all you can
To help defeat 
What stands in our path
To happiness.
 

Whitney

VT

17 years old

More by Whitney

  • Awaiting An Invitation

    Tree limbs dance in
    the breeze of baited breath,
    roots threaten to break ground zero.
    time;
    too much
    too little
    only the trees understand 
    me

    glass stregthens
    mirrors melt
    clouds converge and darkness reigns
  • By Whitney

    Sentenced

    I am guilty

    The bars which restrain me
    are but my own fault

    I am guilty

    The lifeless walls
    frozen, unfeeling
    yield no give as I fight to break free

    My crimes:
    To want,
    the stars 
  • By Whitney

    Only A Memory

    The wind
    brushes my cheek, with a kiss. 
    Neck craned, my eyes
    skim the sky in bliss

    The scene before me,
    a canvas to interpret,
    I stare, deep within the soul of each star
    this game I refuse to forfeit.