I hope that when people name something as “happiness”,
The first thought that comes to us,
Is no longer the fact that we belong to someone great,
But of how we’ve finally belonged to ourselves.

I hope that when people name something as “happiness”,
The first thought that comes to us,
Is not of reaching out for more,
But of celebrating the scarcities we’ve had.

I hope that when people name something as “happiness”,
The first thought that comes to us,
Is not of earning a life free from hurts & harms,
But of how we’ve survived from the cuts & downs.

I hope that when people name something as “happiness”,
The first thought that comes to us,
Is not only for the success we accomplished,
But for that one step backward we might’ve took but didnt, during the hard days.

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