Split personality

I am happiness, I live so carefree
Your negativity can try but can’t penetrate deeply

My name is sadness, I’m consumed by self doubt
I need your compliments to erase my clouds

When the sun shines, my heart skips gladly
and my smile is permanent and infects those around me

The rain falls hard and my heart always suffers
I’m flooded in disappointment and can’t console myself in others

I wake up fresh and willing for anything,
my mind is clear and I thrive on energy

My thoughts escape me and wrestle my heart
Interfering with my dreams, I pick myself apart

I live for the moment and fall in love fast,
and nothing seems too far from my determined grasp

I stumble and fall, always with a crash
and the bruises and wounds always seem to last

I’m surrounded by people, raring to try new things
Sharing jokes and memories

I need to be alone with my thoughts, evaluate my feelings
find some time to contemplate life’s meaning

I have no regrets, everything happens for a reason

I wonder all the time if it could have been different…

By Kiri Gray ©