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Tangent Happiness

By: Jelani Saeed

By Jelani SaeedPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
Tangent Happiness
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I’m the galaxy you’re failing to navigate

The stars guiding you through disarray

Yet you cling                           to black holes                             and comets

In search of the mind you wish to explore

Trapped in a lifeless vacuum for foolhardy desires….

To claim what can’t be held

Intangible                       and                                                        free

Happiness just tangent to you, but inside me

Have your efforts failed now that you’ve lost your way to my galaxy?

“I’m the mind you’ll never understand”

I’m the ocean you’ve stranded yourself in

Fighting my will left you abandoned with nary a soul

The life around you? I                                   Supplied                                       them.

Birthed           them.                             Nurtured                       them.

Yet you misconstrued fact and fiction…

I am the original           source of                      chaos

Watch my heart gray these waters

And transform gentle seas to a violent storm

Only to cease by the will of my emotions…

I am no force for man’s will

Formless and vast,                                                                yet you depend on me for life…

“I’m the heart you’ll never break”

I’m       ethereal,                    precious,                   and                                  strong

What I lack in form, I make up in power

An indescribable force that fuels planets

No,                                                                        the solar systems at my fingertips

As I massage their tension

Never weary of tsunamis

For I ride the waves with a nary a care

Formless,                                                                                                 angelic

The happiness they sought for?

I’ve stashed in a secret location

Beyond the depth they know

To my                                 precious,                                ethereal                core

“I’m the soul they can’t mimic”

A golden trio of love…

The golden rule of the universe…

You’ll find my happiness with in the confides

But if you seek to conquer…

Tangent Happiness is all you deserve…

inspirational

About the Creator

Jelani Saeed

Hi! My name is Jelani Saeed. I'm a black queer writer specializing in Afrofuturism featuring black queer leads. Hope you enjoy my work! I write poetry and prose (original and fanfiction). I also have a website: dabblesofapisces.com

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