We Tried Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

We tried to manufacture happiness
In our over-sized ovens
We baked our heart's desires
And cooked our favourite recipes
Yet we came out with full bellies
And no lasting happiness

We tried to steer happiness within
In our over-sized beds
We slept like new born babies
And wallowed in a pool of excess
We were kings and queens in our own bed of life
Yet we came out drenched with sleep
And no lasting happiness

We tried to find happiness
In our over-sized cars
We drove to the highest mountains
And made lots of memories
Yet we came out full of stories
And no lasting happiness

We tried everything possible
To concoct the formula for happiness
In our over-sized board rooms
We calculated the price of happiness
And we purchased the best things money can buy
We saw only a glimpse of happiness
Nothing to write home about
Not even a chapter of happiness completed

We tried in vain to seek for what we thought was out there
While we left our hearts to rot
We disconnected ourselves from ourselves
And branded the new found reality freedom
We thought happiness will come with our new found wealth
We thought money brings happiness
We even thought money makes the world go round
We fooled ourselves

Happiness comes from within
A fountain of joy is found deep within our spirit
A beacon of all things possible
A garden of ecstasy
A beautiful existence
Happiness is a sweet nectar of Love
Concocted inside the heart