Saturday, July 26, 2008

A Positive Reenforcement

Certain people and things
Make me happy
Some things
Do not

Just because
I’m not happy all the time around you
Doesn’t mean
You aren’t one who does

I live life in it’s only sense
After being around for a bit
You start to realize
Just how fickle a tone can be

My mood is generally based
On a combination
Of who I’m with
What I’m doing
And whether or not I’ve had a good year.

So to put it in lemans terms
I’ll generally be
On the down side of a hang over

But I like to think of myself
As a positive pessimist

I think down on myself
But highly of others
To me
Your ability to wake up
Put on shoes
Disregard an insult
And walk out of the house in the morning
Is something worth a little more then notice

Give me a break you savage
I’m the other half of a ghost
And if I believe in you
The least you could do is believe in yourself to

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

My favorite part of this one is this line:
"And if I believe in you
The least you could do is believe in yourself to"
It just makes me think about some of the stuff I learned at church camp this week.
And this is just plain beautifully written.

Anonymous said...

wow... you're just... wow... i feel like i've known you forever when i read your posts and i somehow always feel so comforted...

thank you for letting people like me into your thoughts

Anonymous said...

you're the kind of person i would love to talk to the whole day

Anonymous said...

is it bad to say i'm feel completely related to this! i totally understand what you are saying...i hope this made sense

Cee said...

I love what you write. The way you can put your feelings into writing so well. You're lovely. =]

Turnup said...

Wow, thank you all so much, if you ever want to talk to me about this, just aim me at lostsmileyface. though I'll admit I'm not as composed on spot

Anonymous said...

Austin, from what I know of you, you're an amazing person. And a beautiful writer. Keep it up dear. :)

Super_Bunny said...

your poems really make me think, i hope you keep writing! it makes me smile when i can read something i totally understand and agree on.