In finding Solace.

                   

In finding solace,

I found my long forgotten face.

Set free the trapped half of me,

As one soul, I return to thee.

"Why ain't I happy?", he cried.

"Why no help?" Then, I replied:

"Until your own self is enough for you, you'll never be satisfied.

You've forgotten, cut off from yourself half of your soul, a mislead guide.

Trying to fill this soul of yours 

With love, writing, drugs, nothing cures.

You can't make these half of your soul

In them you find solace and imagine yourself whole?

You're mistaken! This was never your goal.

To be a fool, to materialize your soul.

Money, love should not be your greed.

They don't complete you, your own self you need.

For, you left half of your soul somewhere,

And your lost solace too, lies there."

"But I find solace when I sing, I find solace in someone's care."

"Fool! your happiness is dependent. There's no solace here.

Go, find half of your soul,

Make yourself a whole.

Then, solace is all yours, it was never a secret though,

Now, you got me? Run for yourself! Go."

Reviews

[quinfinn]

i like this very much. it says instead of finding someone or something to complete you you should be complete unto yourself...trouble is, so few people have a clue how that works so when you tell someone "go, find yourself, your happiness" they immediately look outside of themselves, the assumption being that if they dont know where it lies it certainly must not lie within...so they seek without. this is beautifully crafted and well thought out.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

You got it, quin. You got it so right. :)

[Nikki Hughes]

It's how I feel every day of my life

[uzair zahid]

this poem is beautifully architectured... A real truth...
I liked it so much...

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you.

[Adam Lebzo -RonninWarri..]

I liked it very much!
I love the couplets rhyme shceme :)

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Glad you liked it. :)

[khalid]

i love it. very nicely penned. it is a real mind provoking piece. we have our strength beneath us, we can try to be perfect, of course nobody can ever be perfect but we should try to be. it should be a life journey twoards perfection..

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you.

[Night]

Happiness is what we find outside ourselves. Joy is what we find inside, it is dependent on nothing. Solace is knowing the differnce between the two. To be at peace, one must find the right balance between the two...because it takes both happiness and joy...inner and outer content to truely experience life....just the way I look at it...=)

[KAOlmsted]

To thine own self be true...everything else just falls into place. Excellent write.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you.

[KAOlmsted]

You're welcome.

[Frieda P]

Never has it been written better than here in your words, so true, we can't find happiness outside ourselves unless we've already accepted the true self. Love this...reminds me of what someone wrote in my high school yearbook that has always stood out in my mind too...'To Thine Own Self Be True.

You said it so much more elegantly...although would be a lot for a yearbook! ;-)

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you. :)

[Frieda P]

My pleasure...you're a smart cookie, wise beyond your years. ;-)

[Mehak Mushtaq]

haha thank you so much Frieda. :)

[Ashly Christen]

beautifully written, a hard lesson for many to learn, but something everyone needs, not something everyone gets or understands,
I love this very much I want to keep it and re and reread it
run for yourself go!
great write

[Mehak Mushtaq]

I appreciate that. Thank you. :)

[Hadeel ( Charming Fairy..]

I like it its amazing, well done :)

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you. :)

[Jack...]

We all leave little bits and pieces of ourselves in our past, sometimes the piece is just a bit too large and we need to get it back. Very nice.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you. :)