Red Herring
Sophia 2005 (Japan)
The seemingly apparent action of choosing positivity is beyond simplicity.
Further into the concept the line of permanence and transience is blurred,
The fault is revealed.
How can one do willingly believe the truth in feeling?
Is sadness a flawed step away from the secure lock of reality,
Or is it the realization of a caged and cruel world?
Is happiness the authentic cleansing of obscurities,
Or an intricate and deep rooted need to maintain equanimity?
Both becoming sad and becoming happy each have two meanings,
A conflicted world in one’s mind.
Is the presence of a willed feeling the most truthful or the most deceptive?
About this poem
Philosophical approach on choosing to be happy
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Written on January 05, 2022
Submitted by sophluc2005 on January 05, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 635 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
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