The Underlying Sadness

Elisa Ashley
The underlying sadness
stays with me
It breaks my heart
again and again

Although I may smile
and laugh for a time
Inside I'm dead
I feel no joy

The sadness surrounds me
it swirls around my heart
and wafts on the air I breathe

The good times are somber
the happiness gone
The bad times are darkness
black empty voids

The underlying sadness
stays with me

Published by Elisa Ashley

Elisa is currently very heavy into writing, living and loving with the man of her dreams, Matthew Austin.  View profile

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  • 3lilangels2/11/2008

    sad poem but wonderful job on it.

  • Deborah Goulekas1/12/2008

    This is a well-written poem. Did the emotion of sadness inspire you to write on this topic? Hopefully you aren't sad too much.

  • Frank Viola12/21/2007

    Really, really good. I just wrote an article called A Lost Childhood. This poem definitely fits my mood alot.

  • Linda Ann Nickerson12/20/2007

    Truly somber, but very well done. (I have missed you, my friend!)

  • Kady Burney12/20/2007

    This is a sad poem, but I enjoyed it. It is very honest and people can realte to this.

  • Catherine12/19/2007

    Hmmmmm....well written, but sad nonetheless. :-(

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