The Secret to Believing
10 years old
Drowning in anxiety
I envy peers who’ve claimed elementary school royalty
An alien in my own world
All I want is to fit in
Too naive to understand the hands of time
Blink an eye, I wave goodbye to my little girl dress
Yet I don’t have the courage to address
The copious amounts of problems within humanity
Characters within my stories
Save the world, rekindle the glory
Befriend the dragons and ogres
Providing me with courage to become bolder
14 years old
I am a grain of sand in a sea of despair
Unintentionally wearing an invisibility cloak at all times
Pen and paper as an antidote in a world of heartbreakers
The key to survival, I travel to my perfect imaginary world
Bipolar becomes my identity
Straying from who I was meant to be
On a ride downhill, numb- I cannot feel
Hope is dissolving in my eyes, as my lies become my disguise
Poetry exchanges my tears for energy
To battle the ones who cannot see
Releasing the pain as words I cannot say
On my journey to find the meaning of okay
18 years old
I have become an outcast who no longer wears a mask
Questioning why things are the way they are
I label myself as a dimming star
As my poems exhibit my prayers of redemption
Writing about a past that cannot be undone
All of the fights I simply have not won
Yet I now extend my weapons out in front
My heart promises that freedom has begun
Perfection is not the solution for
An Earth that is constantly at war
My eyes wander to a future world
Where perhaps together, we can create miracles
20 years old
Faith in change has been redeemed
Praying that countless words will start to mean
One day humanity will stand hand in hand
One small step for revolution, one giant leap for mankind
Social media lowers my self esteem
My written words encourage me
Allowing me to feel,
Joining me on a journey to heal
One day I will share lessons learned
With those who also yearn,
To live in a universe of peace
I will give them hope and they will see
They can unlock the door to eternal beauty