When did happiness become so hard to find
With the dozens of high school assignments
Political issues
And constant wars,
Everywhere you look there is fear and sadness
Everyday I wake up and listen to the news talk about who died last night and what natural disaster destroyed which city
Every day I go to school and hear my peers argue with each other on topics we don’t even really understand
It is hard to remember that there is happiness in the world
But it is there
It is in my friend’s laugh
It is in my mother’s smile
It is in my father’s jokes
And it is in my sister’s goofiness
Happiness is when my dog gets excited for a treat
Happiness is when I correctly throw a toss in color guard
Happiness is when I get to rewatch my favorite movie with my favorite people
Happiness is when I get to see the Universal Orlando globe in person
Happiness might be hard to find
But that is just because the world doesn’t want you to find it
So if it looks like there is no happiness in a moment
Look harder
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