how come i can only write sad poems?

I've also tried writing "happy" poems but its not the same. I don't feel that they are strong enough or good becuase I don't put as much emotion into the poems since I have more sad and brokenhearted feelings wrapped up inside of me. I zone myself into my own world and my mind puts my thoughts on paper.....without thinking much. When I feel I have finished I read it and realized thats my bottled sadness. Its what is within you.

I have the same problem ,,, i was hurt from some one i love ,, so i cant stop thinking about what he did to me and being sad ,, and when i write happy poems ,, it seems to be really boring !!! ... that i would kill my self for not writing the same again ... so i go back to sad poems and quotes !!!!!!

well i can personally relate to that as i find myself only writing sad poems.. its quite unfortunate as i am really a beautiful and gifted person in so many other ways.. i have been hurt and this is reflected by my poems hopefully one day i can smile again, other that it has been 14 mths and i am still hiding

Sad poems are not bad at all and others read and feel yet not alone.. so it has its benefits..

Keep writing.. its a great gift...

Keep doing your thing...
shonnette

Personally I think alot of people (including me) write alot of sad poems because when your sad you need a way to deal with it and most people use poetry. But when your happy you don't really need to deal with it in a big way your just happy so alot of times you don't write poems about being happy.

yea, maybe that is just what you feel like when you sit down to write. or what youre thinking about. it doesnt matter what you write about, as long as you write. maybe if you have an overly happy moment and you sit down to write then, your poem will come out happy:)

but still, as long as you write, thats what counts

its basically what you feel. I mean if deep down you're upset or something, even though you try to write happy that sadness will come out because artists end up conveying their own feelings to their readers/viewer.

i can't do that... write neutral. its lyke super hard because that never comes out unless i'm neutral & that hardly eva happens

Maybe you're trying too hard? Or maybe it *is* hard. It's easy to wallow in and analyse a sad moment and use it for writing material, but it doesn't seem quite right for some reason to pick apart a happy moment.

Do you have any models of happy poems that you admire? You could try looking at what makes those poems work.

i know how you feel. a lot of the poetry that i write is very sad and it is very difficult for me to write happy poetry. i think it's because when i am happy i feel no need to write, but when i'm sad it's writing that keeps me from doing anything too wreckless.

because...you're writing from the heart and how you feel, and that's what makes poems the most beautiful.. keep writing and expressing how you feel. forget the people that don't care or don't understand beyond the reasons why you write poetry and express how you feel.

take care.. big hugs,

michelle

I FEEL YOU!! my happiness poems die a very horrible death. =P

because poems come from emotion and when your sad your'e real emotional.

a lot of ppl r like you

Yeah I know exactly what you are talking about. I try to write about the good things that happen. but then there is always something that is depressing that hits me and hits me hard. So most of poems are sad and depressing. You just need to work on i and eventually you might be able to write something a little but more happy.

Try to creat a beautyful scen in ur mind sumthing like nature. and try to write abt it..hope that wil l
work

Maybe your... omg, MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE DEPRESSED?

Just going on a hunch, of course.

Yeah I pretty much only write sad poems too. I'm not really sure how to go about writing a happy poem. I wrote a funny one but it was still kind of....idk

Ohkay just because its a sad poem doesnt mean that you are a sad person or that you are depressed.. even though i write a lot of sad poems and they are because i was depressed.. but some people find it easier to write sad poems.. maybe they have had an experiance in life that 'inspired' them to write sad poems.. or they just cant think of anything happy to write about....

^^ correct... I only write sad poetry and yet I am a very happy person ... But to me sad poems are the only poems that have an effect on me... therefore I mostly write and read sad poetry=)

Probably because when everything is going great, you're busy, lots to do and very happy, you don't suddenly think... i know i'll write a poem.

for me, personally, they happen and flow when i'm upset and on my own, so they're never going to be happy.

Its only because you are sad when you write them, you write what you feel yea so if your in love you write love poems etc. xxx alex xxx

Maybe u have a lot of negative experience. but try to put up a positive future and imagine how u will fill in that positive future and try to write about that future. send a message when u finish writing.

Try thinking of the happiest moment in your life, and write about that

Think of happy moments in your life.

First of all, it's not always a bad thing to write about sad things. Sometimes the saddest things in life can be beautiful! But if you want to write about happy things it may take some effort, but often a good thing to do is to read some poems that are happy. That will give you an idea of what kinds of things you do or don't want to write about. Then think of a good time in life and just... make it even more beautiful, cause hey! no one ever said we couldn't embellish a little! Have fun with it! Writting about happy things is one of the best parts about writting, and leaves your readers with a happy, satisfied feeling. Good luck!
Rachel

I tihnk its bc we all focus the most on all the bad things in life and dont pay any attention to how lucky we actually are. The first thing that pops into our minds is depressing (most of the time) bc we arent as appreciative for as much as we already have. it will take a ton of time to start writing with happy thoughts, but start out maybe with someone you care deeply about or your best friend. good luck! love and trust

I have that problem, too. I think it's because sad poems are easier to write, because you can express things better and it's a lot more emotional.

I agree. But if not about happiness. then write about Love mate. Or about a friend.

If you like the way that your sad poems are coming out then keep writing them. I say that because every time I try write about a certain topic it never comes out the way I want it to.

You can write when you feel emotion. :D

This is normal, your not alone, sad poems mean sad feelings and if you have no other feelings you cant write any other poems. its ok, things will get better and something will happen for the better and make you write a happy poem xxxx

Well i think because it is what you feel..that s your emotions

I agree with Gary Jurechka ^ on this one.

write what your heart holds..maybe what's in your heart at this point in your life is only sadness..so express that. do not worry. if you were trying to write poetry about hapiness and you don't feel that then you would be cheating yourself, now wouldn't you?..i think poetry is about releasing what we truly feel inside..deep inside..that's what makes a poem real. in other words, do not try to express something that your heart does not feel. let the words flow hunn...and you will have truly beautiful poetry.

--Viola

Charlie the unicorn rocks

My poems are the same way
they're always sad, even when i don't want them to be.

Well sometimes you cant write happy ones because you have something on your mind or you feeel sad or somethings wrong it happens to me sometimes

Sometimes its just because you're feeling that way. Maybe you find it hard to write happy poems, I actually usually find that harder too. But its not necessarily a bad thing to always write about sad stuff, as long as each poem is unique and special in its own way. Sad poems can be just as beautiful as any other kind of poem. But it IS nice to find a new topic once and a while and just play around with different topics and see if something else works for you. Who knows maybe theres something else that you are even better at writing about, but you'll never know if you never try to explore new things. Try asking people for advise on how to change your topics without sounding weird and you'll find help. It'll probably be hard at first but you'll probably end up loving the variety. And you can always go back to writing sad poems if you want! Explore new things, its great and will really expand your talents and views on poetry as a whole. :D

The reason that u only rite sad ones is mayb because u have a lot of hurt u need to get out and that mayb ur sad deep down inside... only u can have th answer to that fine the inner happiness and then ul c and find the way to write happy 1s think about some1 u love and write it like ur writing it to them and in the end u should have a nice loving happy poem

Yo jakie get a life

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