My Sadness makes no sense,
So, to you:
It’s unacceptable.
It’s selfish,
It’s not okay.
My Sadness comes from failure:
Failure to satisfy you,
The world,
Myself.
I fear failure and so I fall.
My Sadness hides in shadows
Behind smiles,
Behind bravado,
Behind happiness –
I’m not allowed this Sadness.
My Sadness crushes my windpipe.
I’m drowning,
Sinking,
Dying slowly
Smiling 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
