Karen Hamilton

I want to be Happy again I want to see rainbows and butterflies Every time I close my eyes And reserve the right to be mesmerised, By the pure delight that awaits me every night; Waking up in the morning Ready to put the world to rights. No more fights or frights I want to feel alive. I want to be happy again. I want to laugh uncontrollably, So much that my belly hurts, my face aches And my body bursts; Into a thousand little funny bones, Watch, as the fragile and delicate things, Carefully piece themselves together and Turn into big beautiful wings, Making it easier to see where my sadness ends and happiness begins. I want to be happy again. I want to be the one that my friends can depend upon, Not the one who upon a friend needs to depend, Incase I break; Break down into a million little pieces, Glass rainbow dreams shattered and crumble As I fall to my knees, Desperate to breath. Please; I need to believe. I want to be happy again. I want to be the surprise That hits you right between the eyes As I walk into a room, because you confuse My smile with the sunrise, Spreading its rays like the scent of perfume And all of a sudden there's no more Doom or gloom left to consume. Eyes only on you, I'm reminded right now I have nothing to prove. I want to be happy again. I want my heart to beat so fast, That it beats out my chest And dances around like only it knows best. The best way to compensate For the heart ache that won't go away. I want my heart to dance my troubles away, As I watch it with a smile on my face, Knowing eventually everything will turn out okay. I want to be happy again. I want to dance in the pouring rain No longer feeling the pain That each little splash brings to my face; Clouds the shape of tear ducts, Pin pricks falling, piercing my skin As the poisoning begins, Tainting my thoughts with memories and eventualities. Too many realities are taking toll on my sanity. I want to be happy again... I want you to build me a staircase Out of rubber bands, hold out your hands,

Karen Hamilton

0 likes • Jan 11

@Warren Mark thank you sooo much

Warren Mark

Jan 8 •

General discussion

Writing Poetry - Natural skill or learnt …. ?

A question I’ve been asked many times… Like everything in life, some take to it with little effort whilst others have to work much harder to achieve it. I think I fit into the category of little effort personally. Lines of poetry manifest in my head constantly. Lying in bed, driving, after watching a movie or hearing a song. Often from witnessing an emotional situation. my trouble tends to be overload, I have lines of verses started but not finished in my phone, iPad, laptop and anywhere else I’ve put them down in order to go back to and not ! It suits me though because often I find a couple of lines, months or even years later and suddenly I’ll have the motivation to complete it. The real point here though is - Does it matter ? Of course not. What matters is that you write something you like. I don’t think it should ever be about pleasing the masses or looking for likes. Write because you want to, Unless it’s your job, who cares. I’ve so much work that’s never even seen the light of day - but that’s the point. I write it for me and I’d encourage everyone to write for themselves too. It’s great to want to grow and develop , but ultimately, when your feel pressured because writing something has stopped being a passion and started to be a chore - then it’s time to remind yourself why you do it ✨

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Karen Hamilton

2 likes • Jan 8

Words flow to me naturally also

Kellie Gately

Jan 4 •

General discussion

Speak Up

Stand up for the weak and speak up for the quiet. When people are bullied they are forced to hide it. They are scared and afraid and they want to speak up. But they know if they do that they might get beat up. They suffer in silence and don't say a word. They're so close to suicide because their feelings are hurts. By the time we figure it out it's already too late. Another persons life has been taken away. Stand up for the weak they can't do this alone. And speak up for the quiet because they can't speak on their own

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Karen Hamilton

0 likes • Jan 4

@Kellie Gately I’m sorry you had to go through this. Like I say it’s because they aren’t good people not because you weren’t. All you can do is fill your daughter with love, and remind here other people do not define who she is. I understand your fear and I pray for you that she will be protected and not have to experience this.

Karen Hamilton

1 like • Jan 4

@Warren Mark thank you for your encouragement and the strength you provide behind your message. Also for empathising with us, it means a lot. I can’t get away from them and they hurt me everyday. But I have shut off my emotional access. They don’t have the right to that sacred part of me anymore. I wish more people thought and cared like you. Thank you once again.

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Karen Hamilton

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I believe in treating people the way you would like to be treated and I believe everyone deserves a chance. I can write personalised poems on request

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Joined Dec 26, 2025

Reading, berkshire