It's ok to be unhappy

Society expects us to be happy all the time, that is unrealistic. It is ok to be unhappy.

It's ok to be unhappy

It's ok to sit and cry,

It's ok to say to people

That you really don't know why.

It's ok to ask the world

To just go and leave me alone,

I just want to be by myself

By myself at home.

Lock the world away from me

Keep them all at bay,

No one here to hurt me

No one here to say.

"Pull yourself together,

Come on just get a grip,

Fancy coming out today

How about that trip?"

I want to scream and tell the world

Leave me be in peace,

I'm tired, so tired, so tired of life

Some days I want it all to cease.

Why can't society realise

Our souls needs seasons too,

Not everyday can be summer,

Not everyday will be blue.

Not everyone needs saving,

Not everyone needs you,

Not everyone needs a life

Years ago I withdrew.

I became a happy loner

That suited me just fine,

A quiet private person

I just don't toe the line.

I have inside a heart of gold

but it's locked with doors and keys,

The men who stole my childhood

Just left me diseased.

Allergic to life, to trouble and strife

I've had enough for today,

I'm not wishing for rainbows

I'm happy with my grey.

　

　

　

　

　

　

Reviews

[treebeardgarden]

Woah what a truly powerfull peace of writing.

You are so right sometimes we don't know why. We don't want to be all sunny and happy. I hope those feelings your experiencing go through there natural cycle and allow you to be happier than when you started Wicker

[TTBoy28]

Wicker - thank you for being in touch with yourself. Also, thank you for sharing your hurt so honestly with us. I do hope that you continue your written thoughts. I believe it can be quite therapeutic for you.
It may have been subconscious for you, but I like the way you used "toe" instead of "tow." To me, it referenced just how quiet of a person you really are. Tiptoeing

[Albatross]

Amazing. Very powerful and emotional. Sometimes, yes, grey is just perfect. Nor do we have to be smiling and skipping around to be happy or satisfied with our lives.

[aftervision]

momma told me that there will be days like these - but she never told me that they would last so long and burn so deep -- i love the outlook that you have on life

[Samuel Dickens]

Speaking only for myself, I have dark, unhappy periods from time to time, but they don't last. I refuse to let them last. The dark is fine for a time--maybe we even need it, but sunlight is so much better. This is very dark, effective writing, Wicker.

[R. Nella]

Very good.

I have spent most of my life having a negative view on the world, and this sums up my feelings quite well. I don't want to be told to be happy, I want to be me.

Friends try to help, get me to go out, or experience new things, but a true friend understands the limits, and that their advice is not always wanted. I wouldn't shut them out completely however.