Table Wine Happiness

A poem on mental health

Your happiness flows like wine
Saturating your every move
It drips off your lips
And colors your world
It’s ever plentiful
Always there, a constant companion
But my reserves are dry
And I ache for a taste of the life you know
To smile without thought
To laugh contagiously
To be free of the torment inside
But alas, my bottle is dry

Author's Note

I've never written poetry, but I am starting a creative writing program soon and I'm trying to get my feet under me before the class begins.

Reviews

[R.E. Ray]

A fine first poem, Angelynn. Using wine here works well, and I certainly read the mental health elements in this piece. The speaker conveys a loneliness and longing for connection, as if she's sitting alone at a fine restaurant, waiting for a date that never comes or calls.

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