I WANT TO EXIST IN YOUR WORLD AND IN MY OWN
BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN SUCK UP AND DEAL WITH IT
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO COME HOME AND SINK INTO THE FLOOR SO THAT I CAN BE OKAY
BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY TIME I CAN FEEL SAFE WITHOUT TEARING OFF MY OWN SKIN
I WANT TO REIGN OVER MY OWN INSECURITIES
BECAUSE I'M CONVINCED THAT IT WOULD DRIVE AWAY MY NIGHTMARES FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR
BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF PRETENDING AND FAILING TO EXECUTE WHAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO SAY
BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO BE HELD BUT NOT TOUCHED
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE SCARED ANYMORE
BECAUSE I SAW THE LIGHT AND MISSING IT AGAIN WOULD KILL ME
BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW FOR SURE THAT IT'LL GET BETTER
BECAUSE EVERYTHING FUCKING SUCKS RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE I HURT
BECAUSE I LEAK
BECAUSE I BEGGED
BECAUSE NO ONE NOTICED
BECAUSE NO ONE CARED
BECAUSE ONLY SEVEN PEOPLE COULD UNDERSTAND
BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE HAD THEIR LIFE STOLEN AWAY
BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE WAS BORN TO BE FUCKED UP
BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE STRONG
BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE WILL MAKE IT OUT ALIVE
TO TELL THE STORY
TO LET IT LIVE ON
THROUGH SOMEONE ELSES PAIN
IT HAS TO BE SAID
IT HAS TO BE TOLD
SO IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK
FOR SOMEONE TO READ MY MIND
SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK
AND SAY WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON
THEN MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
MY MELANCHOLY PLIGHT
YOU ARE READING
The Book of Healing
PoetryShe's not okay, but writing it down helps. - Part I: It's time to rip off the band-aid. Poems: slam, traditional, free-verse. The first twenty are not up to par with the others, but this is an ongoing journey so I feel the need to include them...
