I am grateful for sadness. via /r/gratitude

Poem written with love for an old friend.
Why is sadness sometimes our tenant?
To talk about this is simple — but hard to understand: sadness is preferable to false joy. It is better to be sad than to live the lie of joy.
Truth is better than lies, and the only truth in my life has been sadness. That is why I love sadness.
I don’t mind seeming cheerful.
In fact, I don’t need to seem like two things. If I seem, I will be doubly falsified: first, for being cheerful; second, for there being no truth in joy itself.
I love discouragement.
Therefore, enjoy your guest while they’re here, for they will leave — and you will remember the moments of intimacy you shared alone.