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

[Greg]

An awesome piece. Eloquent in it's description of our self-defeating world.
I feel really quite inspired, thank you.

[Nisreen]

Thank you Greg

[andrew mitchell]

A profound write, so true of today's human nature.Society is in decay ruined by the last generation to an extent but today's generation equally bad, lost in technology dependence, drugs hence they have no true ties or values!

[Nisreen]

true ...... Merci Andrew

[andrew mitchell]

merci nisreen

[A.marie.speaks]

I think this is pure perfection. I couldn't agree more o
If I'd written it myself. I love the similarities you piece together through opposites. Each line is quote worthy. I applaud you!

[Nisreen]

I am humbled thank you

[hcarson]

well Riverside, you have summed uo the daftness of humans very well indeed! we are constantly coveting the next thing while totally neglecing the laast so needed 'thing'..putting a plaster over gaping wounds to try and disguise just how bad we are ..well not so much as a people but those at the top that decide they know exactly what we need and convince us to do it or those that rebel against this idealist behaviour and then are named the the ''badness'' in society for having their own minds.. as a people in whole we simply go around and around in circles, never truely learning from past mistakes, just believing we are far to clever to ever get caught like the last lot did...your poem is not only correct but wonderfully put, full marks from me...apologies for rambling so much but this subject has been on my mind a bit recently haha

[Nisreen]

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

[Sami Khalil]

All true and powerful. I really enjoyed this eye-opener...Excellent...:).....................

[Nisreen]

Merci Sami .................

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome muchly....:)))))

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is my favorite from you...we do seem to be a race that thrives on contradictions...

and we do it so well...but somehow survive...i am not sure how well, but we do survive...

really insightful write...so cohesive...

j.

[Nisreen]

We live with no quality to our life ..... thank you j

[...]

Some people won't speak the truth, some people whisper the truth with frailty, and some people...well, they can't help themselves, given a strong voice to sing loudly. This is not something that has never been said, but, it's never been said like you say it. Uniquely resounding!

[Nisreen]

thank you i am humbled by your review :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Thought provoking lines in this one. "Buy things we could never own"....I liked this one! Interesting write. Lydi**

[Nisreen]

Than you Lydi

[Spencer Barker]

RiverSided, another excellent writing! You bring many interesting, relevant thoughts many of us can attribute to think of in this poem. Great work!

[Nisreen]

Thank you Spencer

[Antoñyo]

At least in this country, we've near-completed our own comfortable illusion of a world, and picture-framed it with the audacity that we are rulers of the universe. So yeah, I agree.

Extremely courageous piece. Thanks for this appreciated share.

[Nisreen]

Thank you for reviewing me :)