Afraid of Happiness

I gaze over my shoulder at a life left behind

My younger self sobs glum from a daily grind

A silly relationship cut short, not looking ahead

A problem at work fills me with utter dread

A rainy day soaks me, when the sun’ll be out soon 

A critical comment taken seriously from a buffoon

All this pushing a negative in a world with so much light  

So afraid of happiness, too scared to embrace the bright