Negative

We seem to find faults
in ourselves
often enough
that it drags us beyond
the scope of our normality.
We constantly seek to blend
happiness and freedom
into our daily grind of
boredom,
regret,
and blank despair
only to find it is hidden
under a carpet
of our misgivings and fear.
I never realized how tarnished-
so desperately jaded
we have become.
When we relinquish our hopes,
the aspirations we held so dear-
the future like a polished apple
in our hands-
rots
under the spell
of our negativity.