we tend to live in a state of normalcy
and pretend that everything is fine
the bottled up emotions of sadness and anger
tend to envelop our thinking
and affect our decision-making skills
we tend to gravitate towards pleasing other people
rather than making ourselves happy first
we jeopardize our happiness
when we begin to think less of ourselves
an internal battle brews when negative thoughts
appear like thunderclouds and wreak havoc in our minds
lightning strikes again and again
creating chasms - slowly tearing us apart
other people are smarter, more beautiful and much better than us
and we push ourselves to become them
rather than knowing ourselves first
we strive to conform, to belong
instead of being what we truly are and accepting it
and once we've done that
happiness blossoms into a butterfly inside of us
wings fluttering in different colors
bringing in change and a new hope
the thorns that surround our hearts
slowly disappear, leaving only roses
as other flowers bloom in happiness around it
and finally our garden is alive once more