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Happiness Is a Myth: A Poem by Aya

Aya was the Eighth winner of the World Poetry Publishing Prize Contest. She is currently working on her book project alongside the rapidly growing World Poetry Collective. If you would like to join the Publishing Prize and create your own book alongside the Collective, click here. philosophically happiness is a mythothers tell you satisfaction is…

Aya was the Eighth winner of the World Poetry Publishing Prize Contest. She is currently working on her book project alongside the rapidly growing World Poetry Collective. If you would like to join the Publishing Prize and create your own book alongside the Collective, click here.

philosophically happiness is a myth
others tell you satisfaction is enough
longing for life just feels impossible
the single thread that holds me infinitely crumbles
i had to painfully stitch the miniscule threads back as it crumbles again.

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