don't waste your time
fixating on the fragments
of who you once were.
embrace the new layers
that fall upon your skin
and know you are now exactly
who you are meant to be.
our skin grows thicker
and far more durable
after we've endured
immense and agonising pain.
this is a reminder
that you will not crumble
under the pressure
of this chaotic world.
you will rise above
everything and anything
placed in your rocky path,
and the harsh words
etched into your body
will no longer mean a thing.
you are
who you are
for a reason,
and you have become
the person
you were always
meant to be.
—you are strong.
YOU ARE READING
calm as chaos, clear as smoke ✓
Poetry❝𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯.❞ a collection of poetry. title insp: bad luck by former vandal.
