I hated it when they said
"happiness is a choice"
it didn't feel like it, not for me
it was impossible to be happy
I tried and tried but my mind
wouldn't let me at all
I resented people who told me
this, "happiness is a choice"
no it isn't, I dare say now
it is not always a choice
but what i've learned now
is happiness is not a choice
but choosing to try to heal
and to try and get better, happier
that is a choice.
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NinjaGirl (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I resented the girl who told me this, long summer camps ago, "I firmly believe that happiness is a choice," and everyone praised her so. Later when I had a panic attack, flashback, she did try to comfort me. But I knew she wouldn't understand, happiness was not a choice. She thought I was homesick, I couldn't tell the truth.
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Comments6
Happiness needs working for. I find it in the smallest of things. All those little things can then add up. All the best.
True true, compounding interest perhaps!
You gotta start somewhere 🙂
YES!!!! Let's bury these awful clichés one-by-one...alive! LOL! For real. This is 💯 truth, my wise friend! 🌹👏
I'm ok with doing a mass grave, one by one sounds like a lot of work and they don't deserve that level of respect... XD
Touché 🤣
A very powerful poem, I really understand what's it's like. Thanks for sharing.
Of course, I'm so glad you like it!
You're very welcome
A matter of definitions, happieness may not be an immediate choice but as you said healing and future happieness may be.
very true
Excellent write
thank you
You're welcome
It’s like part of us has been stolen away and there doesn’t seem a way to retrieve it.
yes, exactly
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