In English Literacy, we had happiness as our theme. We read articles about happiness, learned what makes us happy, what doesn’t make us happy, how to be happy, and many other happiness-related things. A lot of poetry was also involved. We learned two new forms of happiness which were the Found poem form and the Golden Shovel poem form. Near the end of the round, we had to write poems. We could choose to write either of the two new poem forms we learned. I chose, or at least tried, to write a golden shovel form. The line I choose is from a song called “falling in reverse” by EDEN. The reason for that is because the song is so much different from any that I’ve listened to. It’s like a message and I really like it. So here’s my golden shovel poem talking about happiness. Enjoy the poem!

Line: “Don’t let the monsters inside your head become your fears.”

“Hollow Oxygen”

Stars fade and become forgotten in a matter of time, they don’t.

For flowers to prosper and flourish, its world had let.

 Every night, they come, the

whisperers of anxiety, you call them monsters.

Come out and sprout, don’t hide inside.

There is nothing that’ll make the sky fall in front of your

very eyes. It’s all in your head.

You come out. And with one deep breath, you look at them. In less than a second, you realize that nothing, but thin, empty spaces of air they’ve become.

It was then that you knew, you can always overcome your

demons. You look at the moon, it tells you, you are not afraid of your fears.

Don’t let the monsters in your head become your fears.