The Opposite of Happiness

Somewhere down the line

Humanity got confused

We seek peace through war

Freedom in substance abuse

A voice in the most silent places

Democracy in utter hypocrisy 

We take trips to the moon

Forget the things we should remember

Hurt those that matter

Idolizing the meaningless

We fix things with a quick fix

Healing the healthy

Inject Botox in our hair

Fortifying our cereal with Calcium

Reach for the unreachable

Tossing out the ones within reach

Read books that are unwritten

Write the things that never matter

We trump the cards

Lead the free ones

Buy the things we could never own

Own the unsaleable

Strike by emptiness

In a world that is whole 

The opposite of everything   

Reviews

[Adesanya Yewande]

I love the simplicity in this poem and the bitter truth it convey,every line conveying its own message.its such a lovely poem

[Nisreen]

Thank you
i really appreciate your feedback

[Coyote Poetry]

You said a lot of truth in the poetry.
"We seek peace through war
Freedom in substance abuse"
The above lines. Pure confusing for me. War cannot create peace and what is freedom today? The poem open the door for a long conversations with no proper answers. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Nisreen]

Thank you C

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[justdandy]

Woww. This is truly spectacular. The opening line was marvelous too. It got me intrigued. I wanted to continue reading.

[Nisreen]

Thanks Dana ................

[R Smith]

a very truthful write, we struggle for the wrong goals and ignore those we could so easily help along the way, excellent work my friend :)

[Nisreen]

Thank you ...........

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A very truthful piece of writing.
There is such aesthetic brilliance throughout this poem. Creating a mental picture for the reader of all the things that surround us in our lives that in fact make us more miserable or provide us with a false sense of satisfaction and harmony.
Truth is beauty, Nisreen. And this poem has both.
Just lovely writing. Congratulations on a job well done here.

[Nisreen]

Thank you ..........

[Terry O'Leary]

Great insight... great poem!
Terry

[Nisreen]

Thanks Terry