Sweeping Sadness

Standing at the beach today

I saw my whole life infront of me

The sky was happiness

All sunny and warmth

I could feel it all around me

In my lungs

But I didn't feel it

No matter how high I tried to reach up and touch it

It went further away

The dampened sand reminded me of innocence

Our youth

And how our innocence became dampened and darker

With each passing second 

The waves were like sadness,

Dampening the sand and my feet 

They seemed to drift me away 

Into their dark place

I felt myself drowning in the sadness

And the funny thing was,

As the waves swept me down and kept me there

I swear I could see the light of happiness just above it

And I found it funny

Because maybe you only feel happiness the second before you fade.