i have always been so careful with words
when i talk about myself
i have become a master
of saying exactly how i feel
without saying anything at all
i have told you a thousand times
that i am not okay
that i don't want to be here
that i am unhappy with who i am
and who i am becoming
i've concocted the perfect string of words
so you don't even notice what i've said
that way it's not my fault
because i did try to tell you
it would be so much easier
to just tell the truth
but again i've never really lied
just making excuses
YOU ARE READING
We All Grow Up
Poetryi started this collection of thoughts and feelings before i had really grown up. legally i'm supposed to be grown up now, but i'm still writing. i think it's going to be a long time before this collection feels complete, and i feel grown up.
