True joy

Story by james mikoto on SoFurry

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#20 of love



I'll be happy once I've done this certain thing.

We all say this often not realizing what it brings.

We look only to the future for our happiness.

Letting life slip through our fingers in its fullness.

Will we really feel complete when the task is done,

or look back and see how we missed so much fun?

Self consumed so we can't see anything else,

hurting those we love as well as ourselves.

So many things around us to be grateful for,

when seeking for an answer willingly open the door?

So often, others see what's in front of our face,

but we're too blind to look as we're snared in the race.

What is this life supposed to be about?

Is it money, fortune, fame, or a big house?

When speaking to aa woman on her dying bed,

none of these answers are what she said.

Family, love, laughter are what we should seek.

These are the precious things that acts like our treat.

Living

Life is like a river, constantly flowing, Life is like a tree, constantly growing. Life is like the desert, constantly changing, Life is like the oceans, constantly re-arranging, Life is accepting, both others and yourself, Life is understanding, and...

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Women

There is a woman who always keeps her head up high, Her eyes sparkle like a bright star in the sky. She has the stamina, beauty, and courage that one would admire, Even the love and happiness one inspires. She is a women that one can always count...

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The girl I knew.

She never got to dance, Or go to her own Prom. She never got the chance, To forget where she came from. She never got to kiss, A man she idolized. She never felt love's bliss, 'Cause she was paralyzed. She never got to talk, About love...

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