All the poems I see these days are competitions 

For whoever has experienced the worst pain

Whoever has the most scars on their wrist wins 

It's like all happiness you feel is just in vein 

Why all the dispair? Depression?

Talk about falling in love for the first time

One broken heart isn't going to kill you 

Your obsession with depression will do that 

Emotion is what makes us human 

Each end of the spectrum is noteworthy

But I haven't felt enough pain to write about it

Bliss is something that I am more familiar with 

The best night of my life was prom night

Seeing my best friend win prom queen

Sharing a dance with the one I'd loved for a year

Looking at clique boundaries crumble around me

Do you ever laugh so hard that you think you'll die? 

I did that this morning with friend's I didn't know I had

My ribs are still aching this very moment 

I just ask, why would anyone want to be sad? 

I graduate this year with the people I grew up with 

The future is a scary enough place without pessimism

But I'm so excited to see what's next for my life

I just hope that others would be too

Please don't get me wrong 

There's nothing wrong with being sad 

It's part of life and being human

But just remember; there's nothing wrong with being happy.