“Why don’t you write something cheerful? he said.
“I don’t wish to read doom and gloom.
Scribble words down that don’t make me frown.
Make me laugh, that would be such a boon”.

“You always smile in real life” he said.
“I will never understand why,
Your words are laden with such despair
They dig so low and never fly high”.

“You’re right” she was going to say.
“I’m going to give it a try”.
But he had already left the room
And she was reminded why.