The Paradox Of Giving.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

The Paradox Of Giving....



i was looking
for happiness
just like all the
rest

it seems that
happiness is in hiding
and seemingly
very hard to find

something you want
to reach somewhere
like a bird on top of
a glider

like a nugget of gold
underneath
this earth

or a star far far into
the darkest sky

i stopped looking for
happiness
and it somehow looks for
me

could i be happiness
too?
and i cannot be found
slippery like
an ell

into the deepest sea
of my mind
i linger

till you come and tell
me
happiness lies in the other
which we must
find through giving

what i have is in you
and i must give it to you

the paradox of finding
for it is only in the giving.

Monday, February 8, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: life
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Philippines
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