I saw a colourful snake today
A soul of happy words
Created by the people
It symbolised what makes them smile
The snake asked me, so politely
'What makes you happy?
See all the words on my glistening scales-
They're the positivity of all'
And I stood and I watched
As the words swirled on its skin
Thinking about what I could add
To a library of optimism
But only one thing seemed worth it
One happy piece of me to tell that snake
So I wrote upon his scales in grey
One word that made me smile
Sometimes we get caught up
In negativity and pain
Lost in doubt and misdirection
We forget to smile
But I thanked the colourful snake
As it slithered away
For life isn't easy or nice or kind
But people are
That snake made me pause
Made me think and reflect
And today I was happy
Because I took that time to write one word
It's a strange story- a colourful snake!
But I tell you because it matters, happiness matters
And because you should know
You're my one word I wrote
YOU ARE READING
Burdened: Vol. #11
PoetryNot all of these poems fit this title, but most of them do. Many of these poems are from a dark time of my life. I felt I was dragging my feet through life. Every conversation I had it felt like I told some lie. And each lie felt like a brick I carr...
