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Zywa Jul 6
In my finest clothes

I radiate happiness --


because she loves me.
Song "Got a Bran' New Suit" (1935, Louis Armstrong)

Collection "Tardiness in Acceleration"
I hate the weight of each heavy smile
Within my worries are starting to pile
Sirens going and the alarm in my head
Has me wishing to weep instead
But the last thing I intend is to cause concern
So I hold the flames in though I feel my chest burn
Walls slowly creeping inch by inch
Closing in from all sides but I refuse to flinch
I hate to make a sound that might draw attention
So my anxiety I do not dare mention
Fighting for air but on the surface remain still
Underneath skin fear is too powerful to ****
All I want is for laughter to be more than a facade
And to look into the mirror and not view a fraud
Please just let my happiness for once be genuinely real
My emotions a tiring charade that I will never truly feel
Just one of those days
Reece Jul 5
Flora loved the fireworks, though she couldn’t hear,
Feeling anticipation growing as the day approached that year.
Fire condensed in controlled explosions,
Full of color, optical wonder,
Flashing sparks and views that rivaled stars.
Finally, the moment arrived,
Flora set out on her drive,
Fear and reverence on the inside,
Focusing on her mind,
Feeling joy that now was the time.
Flashing colors across the sky,
Flora covered in many different colors,
Fauna running to their mothers,
Fawns falling from the shaking of the booms.
Flora felt like she was flying,
Fascinated by the sparkles that were shining.
Flora realized,
Fireworks are more than just a recreational display we shoot in the sky,
Fireworks are memories burning bright!
Flora may not have been able to hear them, but she reasoned that was all right.
A more experimental poem than I am used to, but it was fun to write!
Zywa Jul 5
Who does not know
that a rose is happiness
and seeing a rose is happiness

that passes?
You are the blushing happiness
that I watch

For whomever you
open your petals
it is also for me

Happiness wells up in me
I myself unfold
through you
Collection "Without reserve"
halle Jul 3
So there they stood, staring one another down. It was an act of rebellion in a way, seeing something almost sacred. No one can plan for the sugar shock electric rush.
Some things will only find you when you're not seeking them.
They prefer to find you.
Like happiness, like joy.
These feelings cannot be kept or stored away like some sentimental keepsakes.
Instead, they can be appreciated and cherished in every moment that they choose to arrive.

-Rhia Clay
mysterie Jul 2
happiness
to me
was her laugh
spilling into my lap
like sunlight --
warm.
and mine,
before i i knew
i needed it,
needed her.
something semi crazy happened today
also, the project is going to have ten entries and a small one at the end to sum it up x
date wrote: 3/7
mysterie Jul 1
some moments
dont come back to you --
but when they do,
they usually always
bring the laughter
you still remeber
the shape of.

and for a second,
you're there again --
happy
and full of
joy.
whithout even
trying
to be.
project title reveal...

soul; an archive of feeling.
eeek, very exciting moment. :))

date wrote: 1/7
Dream Jun 29
My life is falling apart and I'm speaking to dead people. He's telling me there's peace and that he's happy.
I kinda felt his peace and happiness.
My connection to him escapes me though, is he speaking to me or am I speaking to myself.
I think I want peace and happiness and to know why the happiest boy I knew killed himself.
rick Jun 27
it’s sad to say
that nowadays
a smile
is more often
used
to hide depression
rather than
express
happiness.
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