The Cartography of Happiness
If no regrets now linger, then happiness awaits,
No chains of yesterday, no closing of the gates.
For in each affirmation, a truth begins to bloom,
Chase your own joy, escape the self-made gloom.
The past is but a shadow, a whisper faint and small,
It cannot hold your spirit, it cannot shape your call.
Each step becomes a promise, each breath a chance anew,
The world will bow to courage, when it finds its home in you.
Do not await a handout, a gift from another’s hand,
For expectation’s shadow is a selfish, barren land.
Twice cast aside, a lesson etched in soul’s deep core,
We know with certainty, there will be no third door.
This happiness I grasp, it found me at my end,
A quiet flame unyielding, a true and loyal friend.
And now I see with clarity, the worth of patient time,
That fate reveals its treasures when the climb itself’s sublime.
Fear not the bonds of love, nor shy from honest ties,
But guard against the sirens, opportunists in disguise.
For loyalty misplaced, a heavy, bitter cost,
Your own true happiness, forever could be lost.
So walk with steady purpose, let wisdom be your guide,
The storm may rage around you, but peace will dwell inside.
For echoes of endurance outlast the fleeting years,
And strength is forged eternal through silence, scars, and tears.
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