Always in Mourning

If you were to read only

My poems

I believe thou might think me to be

Always in mourning

And ever depressed.

But the truth is,

My life is often joyful.

The pain is just easier to make art of

The weeping is

More bearable when expressed.

The joy is caught up in the present moment

And I leave the pain behind

For my poetry

12/02/24