I just want to be happy

You hear that all the time

But is that something to chase?

Something fleeting, no solid base?

The pursuit of happiness

Is external, unsustainable

Fleeting moments, may make you smile

Maybe the feeling stays a while

But joy is being content,

A much harder mission

There are many ways to feel happy

But left neglected, there’ll be a joy division

If you want it easy, you’ll get what you work for

The outside may look rich

But your soul remains poor

Rome or anything great

Wasn’t built within days,

Sit with yourself and ask what drives you

Hands on the steering wheel, you choose

One is easier to achieve,

Which is why happiness is chased repeatedly

It’s ok to be happy, of course

But life is about balance

Have a diverse palate

Joy is the key, to your own palace

Peace, contentment, joy,

Requires actions, work, methods you learn to employ

When you live through social media

It gives you a false idea, on what life should mean to ya

Focus on the internal,

Breathe, inhale, exhale, become eternal

Create a new order, transform and transition

Transmit that new signal

Receive joy division