Poems

My sadness

My sadness makes no sense

So, to you:

It's unacceptable

It's selfish

It's not ok

My sadness comes from failure

Failure to satisfy you,

The world

Myself.

I fear failure and so I fall

My sadness hides in the shadows

Behind smiles

Behind bravado

Behind happiness

I'm not allowed this sadness

My sadness crushes my windpipe

I'm drowning

Sinking

Dying slowly

Smirking all the while

My sadness is forbidden

So I sneak it

In the dark

Round the corner

On my own

My sadness isn't a weapon

To use against you

I hate the sadness

Just like you

I'm sorry