Deva Station

where inherent happiness lies

photo of a train station in Germany taken by A.B. Godfreed

Happiness, they say,
is inherent
to realization of true self
yet
here I lie, wallowing
lioness in a zoo
hard & horrible emplacement
where all I want is escape
but to where
in this never-ending cycle
Maya suffocates
all those not far enough
away from the madding crowd
w/ too many falsehoods
vexation
anguish
sufferation
failure to manifest the heart’s desire
versus
failure to accept what is…