Tag: poetry
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I Thought I Knew Happiness…
I thought I knew happiness,I thought I understood what it meant,But these feelings,Bubbling inside of me,A ridiculous smile plastered across my face,I thought I knew happiness,I thought I knew joy,But now I feel like I was only play acting,Being accepted for who I am,Not for who they want me to be,I thought I knew happiness,I…
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I Used To Be Scared
I used to be distant, Shut down, Keep my feelings to myself,I used to be vague, Aloof,All because I used to be scared,Scared to be my true self,Worried I was unlovable,Terrified to let someone in,All because I used to be scared,But the 180 is real,The shift in my focus,Knowing my worth, What I bring to…
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Through Your Eyes
I love seeing myself through your eyes,Where you look at me with a face full of love,A lingering finger across my thigh,A spontaneous kiss on the cheek,In those instances, I see a flash of myself through your eyes,A cheesed up grin when I say some thing funny,I love seeing how much you care and love…
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Love Bubble
Enveloped, protected,When I am in your presence, I instantly feel safe,Comforted, embraced,People, things, time stands still,The cogs in my mind come to a halt,It no longer runs away from itself,No longer needing to self-sabotage,I am loved.Of that I’m sure.I am accepted.Of that I’m sure.I am seen.Of that I’m sure,Happily living in this love bubble that…
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Effortless Pain
It’s hard to be level headed when I’m writing this so emotionally,But it feels like no one understands my burden, I carry it so effortlessly and silently it is almost invisible But every once in a while my resolve cracks,A tiny tear is shed,One that betrays the control I maintain And the distance I claim…
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Silent Betrayal
It’s an interesting dichotomy, When your body is slowly failing you, Feeling like an invisible number in a huge cog, Watching and waiting for your turn to be seen, Hoping it hasn’t all been for nothing, Worrying about the results and what’s to come, As people scurry to and fro, seemingly with things to do,…