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Disney Channel and Dad jokes 

In a room of pink walls.

Sweet pancakes and egg yolks

Begging for a dog!

Grades were just numbers 

And calories didn’t exist!

Oh, it was nice to be a child! Ignorance was bliss!

The dog made me happy 

Such a cute face

Smiling every morning 

From the same cozy place!

Yes I was happy! 

But happiness went blip

No more pink walls now. 

And Dad’s age is on the slip 

I cry at sad movies 

cause now I relate. 

I wish I cared less 

About looks and my weight.

I mumble out words now in fear of being wrong…

How did we get to this land of sad songs? 

Are you happy, they ask? Yes! Yes! 

I say.  

How could I not be, when I have it my way? 

A family, a home and things that I own 

I should be grateful, I shouldn’t atone. 

But happiness flees, it flees! It flees!

The older I get, the less that I see! 

Take me back to when depression was small

And anxiety was nothing at all. 

And I am still young! There’s still room to grow!

But it seems where I go, 

unHappiness follows. 

Alyssa Fu

UC Berkeley '25

Alyssa is a second year Legal Studies and Intended Business major at UC Berkeley. In her free time, she likes to listen to music, write fantasy/fiction, and spend time with her dog! After college, she hopes to pursue a career in business or business law while publishing her writing on the side!