Poetry Corner: Scars from Bad Days
Scars from Bad Days It’s okay you lash out in painThat you forget how relationships workWhen things are rough.You’re only human. But you can’t pretendThe cuts you made will disappearJust because you had a bad…
Scars from Bad Days It’s okay you lash out in painThat you forget how relationships workWhen things are rough.You’re only human. But you can’t pretendThe cuts you made will disappearJust because you had a bad…
Complimentary Thorns Compliments are like roses,Lovely and wonderful to receive.But their beauty hides their thorns,Deep beneath their leaves.Sharp and cutting barbsDisguised as “buts” and “ifs” Their unexpected stingTarnishes the gift. One day I hope to…
Not There Yet I thought with time it’d get better- I’d get better. But time has passed… I don’t want to forget you. I just want to get to a place, Have a day Where…
Learning I am learning to unlearn all the lessons in my head, all the labels you gave me, and the pictures you painted of me. I am learning to piece together the broken fragments of…
Am I a good person? Or am I good at playing pretend? Good at dreaming up a person I wish I could be?
Voice rises, Shouting to the sky But there is no response. Even in the silence, The quiet stillness, You remain absent. You are in every cry of what and why, But you give no answers.…
Wrong turns out Right Given the chance I wouldn’t change a moment of my past At the risk of losing what we have. Every “wrong” choice, Every “bad” decision, Has led me to you.
Someday, The face will match the mask. Maybe they already do. I’m not sure which is which anymore.
Every Day Lies I’m not worried. I’m calm and cool. I’m focused and fine. I am also a liar.
Afterthought I hate the feeling that I’m an afterthought. That guilty feeling for trying to care for myself. I hate feeling “damned if I do, damned if I don’t” For taking actions that if I…