Why We Are Sad

That is why we are so pretty,

Don’t you know?

Because we are allowed to be sad

For no reason whatsoever

All that unnecessary sadness

Turns into bright eyes

And half smiles

On cold nights

It turns into that shy look

We get when we know

We’re in love

It melts into every peal of laughter

That rings forth

When we are truly happy

And that is why sometimes

We need to just be sad

Because without being sad

Our prettiness begins to fade

And you with your foolish eyes

Cannot see what is inside

Unless it perfectly matches

What is outside

You cannot see

That our souls are full

Of passion and loyalty

You cannot see

That our very core

Is resonating to love

And be loved

Forevermore