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I didn’t start writing because you broke me, you know?
I started writing when I learned to write,
I learned to write because I learned to read,
You can’t see the bruises on my face yet I still hurt. You can’t see the stab wounds yet I still bleed. He didn’t slap me yet I still feel the sting. Whoever said words don’t hurt lied. They do hurt.
There is a weakness in me.
A small glint
of a child not yet grown.
It lives in me,
And everything I am;
everything I do.
Ferme tes yeux.
imagine le pire.
si ce n'est pas elle
avec quelqu'un d'autre,
Laisse-la partir.
T'as le droit de quitter
n'importe quelle relation où tu ne te trouves pas,
T'as le droit de quitter
toute histoire où tu ne t'aimes pas,
Mais n'importe où tu vas,
n'importe quand t'y vas,
Si ça te blesse,
I’m sorry that I couldn’t make you happy
I’m sorry that I can’t make myself happy
I’m sorry that happiness isn’t a language I speak
But I loved you
I’m sorry if I pushed you away
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
you’re gonna miss the way I loved you
you’re gonna miss the way I let you hurt me
you’re gonna miss what I let you get away with
you’re gonna miss the way my hair shines in the sun
There's a darkness in my veins,
I hadn't noticed before.
as I stare at my hands,
I feel so lost, unsure.
I must have stared for hours,
for when I did look up.
I saw the dark before me.
I look up to see nothing
but a blue canvas, dangling,
threatening to collapse over me.
Existence stalks me
as a gust of nothingness
reminds me of my
I wish you would
Just tell me you hate me.
Regret my existence,
Abuse and berate me.
Send me away
With hatred and Scorn.
Hurt me so deep,
Down into my core.
Curse my conception,
I am ready to leave this place.
Forget about everyone.
Pack up and disappear.
I am tired of the memories.
That linger around every corner.
Of the meaningless routine.
You are the blood in my veins,
The only way I would let us part,
Is if I cut my skin and let you out.
Dear anxiety,
You've been with me my whole life
Not like a loving mother who cares for me
Dear depression
I don't want you anymore
These gloomy dark days you give me were never fun
Yet you continue scarring me
so now I don't know if it's you or me in my bathroom mirror
I'm desperate for a change
Right now my life is strange
My past seemed so simple
But now I get stressed over anything
It makes me cripple
Can I just hit rewind?
Take me back to the time
Because I Love You – Scholarship Slam
You say,
“We can work through this slump. We can get through anything…
… because I love you …
You've watched me die once,
As I fell I reached for your arms,
Your back turned toward me
As you walked away
And then was when I knew
You were nothing to me,
So I let myself fall to my knees
In this house, we eat supper as a family, no elbows on the table,
But remember, keep your emotions neutral, that way you won’t be called mentally unstable,
You’re everywhere,
No matter where I’m at I can feel your stare,
Following me like my shadow, your eyes trace my every move,
I do not know the reason, or what it is that you’re trying to prove,
They smile
Well-meaning intentions
But how it hurts
Your brow furrows
You frown
At the impudence
You speak as if
You know me well
But knowing me
As a child
Does not mean
i guess this is what happens
when people get too close
they see i am too much
i am nothing but suffering
i consume
the love i try to give gets engulfed back into me
with the brutal force of rejection
He touched my skin, He kissed my lips.
He told me I was special, He made me believe.
Maybe love is real, even for someone like me.
But then she came along and stole him away.
"Invite me to your wedding," you said.
Where were you? Where were you when I needed you most?
If you do not trust me, as you should
Forever I’ll delightedly leave.
Sitting in silence is not the way;
For what would you hope to achieve?
I’d rather always succumb to nothing
Please, take me away.
Some place far, far away, in a hot air balloon.
We can both float far, far away.
Somewhere up above, amongst the moons.
I wish I could stay, I really do.
But everything in this town,
Every answer is a lie,
Every night it all unfolds.
Only when I'd rather die
Is when the truth is told.
Every answer is one I hide,
It scares me more than you know
Because when I search,
If you believe what you feel is right,
then I'll leave you be.
I'll never blame you
For not picking me.
But's if that's what you want,
Pessimism, be gone!
Disappear,
like evaporation.
Get out of here,
go!
You must-
have to.
I COMMAND it.
I am stronger than you,
no matter what you say.
You've crippled my mind,
my brain awoke, but my eyes stayed shut. it felt as if 100 lb dumbells hung from my eyelashes, streatching them across my face.
The emphasis placed on between the legs
Is what is reflected in the world today
We have become so consumed with a person's sex
That it takes precedence over the person they are
Who they will become
The pain starts internally.
Because you allow it verbally.
Will you let this last all of eternity?
Will you ever listen to me?
Its like youve never heard of me.
Do you hold no knowledge of my story?
this void, this emptyness inside.
what'd you expect of me?
i'm an empty vessel with out a soul.
Go on! Live that life. I dont need your love or hugs or your care and your money. I dont need you to observe my date to prom or walk me down the aisle. I dont need you to take pictures or give me life advice. I dont need you.
Why can't you understand, these kids need your help;
All you ever do is play victim and yelp.
We know that you struggle to keep up with us,
But we aren't be taught and you're hurting us.
How long will you mourn me,
Not at all, it's not your concern
For if you were to mourn me
It would make my heart burn
Feel the cold wind surround you
Enjoy the embraces of new lovers
You think you can control me.
You try and make me something I'm not.
Try and hide my true selfso I can act acceptable,polite, perfect, like a puppet.
Don't pull on my strings.
They always want more from youYou can never give them enoughYou can try your hardestAnd do you bestBut it will not be good enough to themThat is when you need to leave
Day by day
I felt like Im such a stranger
Creature in front of you
Meaningless I mean.
But sometimes
I felt like Im the luckiest girl ever
When you looked at me
Glanced I mean.
Drained.
Life has been drained from me.
Care.
I don’t anymore.
Live.
Something that is getting harder to do.
Be.
Something I just can’t anymore.
Would you stay? Just a little while longer.
Must you leave me right now?
Would you let me feel your gentle touch
Before I can feel it no more.
And your beautiful lullaby voice.
What inspires me is when you don't read,
you refuse to look into a world that I'm forced to perceive.
What inspires me is when i sit here and bleed,
lay here and shed tears,
cry, cry and plead
