Happiness by Navya Chaudhary
Happiness
Navya Chaudhary
If you are out there chasing happiness,
Then I want you to remember this.
If you're chasing it,
It's definitely not yours.
Happiness is not somewhere out there,
It's hidden in those small moments around you.
The one you don't notice very often.
And sometimes,
You don't even have to find it.
You can create it.
Why wait for someone else to bring you happiness?
When you can be that person for yourself.
Do the things you've wanted to do for so long.
Try that new drink before it's off the menu.
Watch that movie before it leaves the theatre.
Buy yourself the flowers you always wanted.
Go.
Now.
Why are you still here?
More from Navya Chaudhary ↓
- @chaoticconfessor on Instagram
- Her book, Unfinished Letters, is out now.
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One Poem Only submissions are open.
This round, I’m looking for poems about what remains. What stays with us after we experience change? What survives? What do we yearn to carry forward? Send me the poem you wrote and want the world to hear. Also, if you’d like to read your own poem on the podcast, you can. Submit a clear audio file recorded in a quiet space—no perfect studio recording required. And yes, your poem can have been previously published in a literary magazine, a book, or on social media. Submissions close Thursday, October 29. I’ll respond by Wednesday, November 11. Whether I read your poem or you read it yourself, I’d love to hear what you have to share.
