Exhausted Haiku

Exhausted mommy

Long day of cleaning and work

Repeat tomorrow

Inspiration

"I need to write a poem"

says the aspiring writer

As she sits in front of an empty screen

questioning what to write about

Should she write something dark

inspired by depression and abuse?

Concepts of an era full of jaded pain

or feelings motivated of anger and confusion

Or should she write something perky?

Expressions of love, and sunshine and rainbows

of better times,

of happiness

Her mind is full of words,

of inspiration,

of thoughts

to transform into written art

Thoughts that flow across the page

The decision leaves her screen blank

as she considers what is wanted

What will she settle upon?

Haiku #2!!

Ready for the day

Preparing for my future

Starts with a shower

Happiness

10 years ago today, my mom left my dad. In remembrance of that day, here is a poem I wrote when I was 14, while they were fighting in the next room.

Happiness

I can't remember

what happiness feels like

The simplest things aren't enough

for a smile

I need to find an answer

to cure this pain and help me

remember

the crazy feeling titled Happiness

It's confusing

how I think, how I feel

Never knowing when I'll finally

break

When all my feelings, my thoughts

my inner being

will painfully slip away

What is happiness?

Always pretending

Why can't I feel it?

Instead I long for the moment

I lay in the dark

Sobbing, painfully waiting

to fall asleep

Hopeful of never waking

If I could escape this confusion

I'd know what happiness is