I Choose Happiness

When misery smacked me
in the face
with demeaning smirks
and words of disgrace

like...
You’re not good enough,
You don’t deserve that!

I looked back at her
and said, NO!
Go away! Scat!

And then turned
my head
the other way,
said, YES!
to happiness
just for today.

A conscious choice
to live my life free,
no longer a prisoner
to the misery of ME.

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Prompt inspiration: Poetry Jam~ Yes or No w/ Mary

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Several of you have asked me about my new blog header. I wanted to let you know my friend, Sheila Moore did this for me.

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