We Were Supposed to Be Happy by Now

[u/Adambomb1101]

Pink Floyd said it best - “And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun“

Humans have a tendency to categorize events, moments, feelings.
Ups and downs,
good days and bad days,
good weather, bad weather.

We wait for a huge moment, the next vacation, the next achievement or job promotion.

But if we always walk around, waiting for the next up, and waiting for the down to end, we will always find a way to disappoint ourselves, to expect more.

We will forget to live, to experience life.
We will miss the starting gun.

If we always expect more of tomorrow than we ask of today, we will inevitably wait for something that never comes.

If tomorrow must always be better than today, we will never have our best day.
Because tomorrow will always be better.
And if tomorrow isn’t better, the day after will be.

But maybe life isn’t about identifying good things and bad things, but rather experiencing what life has to give.

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I wrote this, along with a different piece because i've recently experienced some things in my life which have shaken up my perspective.
This is my first work i actually show to others, hope you like it!
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[u/BlueCeilingFan]

The message, I couldn't agree with more. There is no use sacrificing the present for what could be an unattainable future. Though, this is only my interpretation.

Still, it's a bit straight-forward for my personal tastes. which lean towards abstraction. You don't want people to have too easy a time to understand your art, right?

Either way - good stuff. Keep writing. Thanks for sharing.

[u/glanciehop → u/BlueCeilingFan]

maybe straight to the point is exactly what some of us need right now, not everything has to be a puzzle to enjoy it

[u/Namelecc]

I like the message, but while reading this, I have a hard time experiencing it as a poem. I hate to use absolutes, but some of the lines are just "too long" for my taste, which lends more towards that of a motivational tidbit than a poem. But, even then, still an enjoyable tidbit.

[u/AbbreviationsKey5425]

I think this was great for reflecting, as it’s important to look and find the good on even our bad days, so maybe we dont have too many expectations for the good days. I love the message. I have to agree with above comments to a certain extent, but I am a firm believer that poetry has no guidelines and is specific only to the writer. My own personal opinion though, I would have liked some more flow reading it, but again thats just how I like to read. I think it had a great message, but may not be the flow for me. That does not undermine this piece at all, it is your thoughts on a platter and I love it. Great work :)