Beauty depresses me,
Knowing that it’s temporary.
Positivity requires too much energy.
And even if I were happy,
I wouldn’t admit it,
For that would be insulting
To those who are not ,
And those who pretend to be.
(Artillery, Sept 2012)
HAPPINESS AND BEAUTY
One Comment to “HAPPINESS AND BEAUTY”
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This reminds me so much of myself. I was like this for so many years, so used to my old comfortable habits of negativity and being a “realist”. It took me some time, but I’ve gotten out of that slump. I just felt terrible all the time, mentally and physically. I guess I just got tired of feeling that way. Being positive feels better, makes me enjoy life more. I can’t deny a good feeling like joy, that would just be denying my own existence. Maybe we would all be better off if everyone was ugly and sad, I don’t know. At least we would all be equal, I guess, no judging.
But….what if everyone was beautiful and happy? Maybe it would be too good to be true and we would all hate it because nothing is ever good enough?I let that negativity grind me down for too long and I don’t subscribe to that mess anymore. Your poem caught my eye and I wanted to share this with you.
John Tottenham 