Happiness is selfish



Why is it selfish to be happy
I feel like nothing without you
Life, why is it so crappy
Maybe my luck is overdue

I think about leaving all the time
I can't though, I'm stuck
When was joy a crime
Man that's just my luck

To have nobody who knows our hurt
It's a murderous premonition
I get to a point where I just burst
Why do I need permission

To have other feelings is my fantasy
To feel anything other than pain
I want to act naturally
Is there hope, I don't know so for now I remain
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Written on April 15, 2022

Submitted by omgitsbigoat21 on April 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD XEXE AFAF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 490
Words 106
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Merrisa Kiarra De'Filippis

Age:13 Gender: Female I just started poetry and "I Once Loved" is my first poem. I lot my Grandmother to suicide, I am the one who has to be calm. more…

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