Cause Happiness Needs No Therapy



My writing’s often tainted
with touch of shadows painted.
And sometimes words portray
A glimpse of night, not day.

Write often, words of sadness
or of detected madness.
Of dream that’s torn apart.
‘Bout endings, not of start.

But writing’s just my outlet.
A way to scream and shout it.
Cause words need to be spoken
when feel forlorn and broken.

That’s when I do some leaking
of thoughts no one is speaking.
For life is not perfection.
At times is lost, direction.

I pen some thoughts for thinking.
Won’t hide a ship that’s sinking.
For stars will glitter bright,
not in the day, but night.

This secret I’m confiding.
My therapy’s my writing.
Hence when a joy is greeted,
no therapy is needed.

About this poem

People often ask me why I don’t write many happy poems.

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Submitted by Giselavigil on December 27, 2023

Modified by Giselavigil on December 30, 2023

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Scheme XABB CCDD XXEE FFEE FFGG FFAA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 734
Words 147
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Gisela Vigil

Thank you for welcoming me to this community. I was born in Cuba but emigrated with my family to the US when I was three. I am mother to three young adults now, and also a grandmother. I’ve been writing for years, some I share, others I still keep in my personal file. I often write of struggles for we all face them as we journey through life. But still, I feel peace knowing I try my best. Feel blessed to have been given the gift of writing which I strive to improve cause there’s always room for growth. more…

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