Happiness terrifies me
My name is Megan Ponton, I am 24 years old from Glasgow and currently work in retail. I discovered a love of words but especially poetry a short while ago and while I am still learning about it. I feel my writing is honesty and from the heart and we as a society, should never forget the importance words can have on a person and the wider community.
Self – Destruction Button
by Megan Ponton
Happiness is a strange thing
The more you have it
The more you crave it
Like a smoker,
Desperately craving that first cigarette in the morning
Happiness terrifies me
As
In the past
It has been there in fleeting bursts
Rather than continued spells
Happiness is a great feeling
Yet
You always feel that you are one wrong move
From it all going belly-up
And
As a result
Hitting that self-destruct button
Almost feels like a comfort blanket
In a twisted sort of way
Trying to make sense of it all
Megan Ponton
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