A Selfish Feeling
Hurt isn't a selfish feeling
It's okay to feel bad
Just because someone else feels bad too
Doesn't mean you can't
Happiness is not a selfish feeling
It's okay to smile, to laugh
You wouldn't say to someone
That because you're happy they can't be
So why are my feelings of pain and joy not relevant to yours?
We all deserve happiness and sorrow
Too much or too little
Will tip the scales
And ruin our balance
Then we'll be left with nothing at all
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LaylaSmith
I hope to become a translator and english teacher in South Korea someday as well as publish a poetry book. All my poems are posted on Hello Poetry under the name of Pyrrha. I am a Hellenistic Pagan, I write a lot about the Greek Gods and I hope to write more about religious tolerance.
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