The journey from Pessimism to Optimism
          Has taken years to complete.

After stumbling over those initial barriers:
      (lapse into the style of poetry: become
      Alanis and worry for your style's fate
      if you're happy; unrocked by tumultuous
      emotion)

Comfort in the blanket of darkness, surrounding,
Alacrity in naming each haunting sentiment,
Security in being your own familiar.

          don't let these stop your heritage
          from creeping up on you who deserves
          to be happy slam the door on those
          demons in your closet and


          Let

                    Them

                                  Go.

Just let them go.
Then,(andonly)
Your journey
Is
Complete.
          (your poetry might lose emotion;
          a small price to pay for happiness)

04/04/2005

Posted on 04/05/2005
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