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Apr 2019 Outsider

Semicolon

Hey mom-dad, listen.
Hit me, hate me, throw me out,
But don't shut me up.

My dear mom, my dear dad,
Please listen to me talk.
You're the place where I can unveil myself and be true to who I am.
You're the place where I can pour my heart out and expect to be heard.
You're the place I want to spend my life talking and being heard.
Please don't tell me to shut up
Because I talk too much,
Because no one likes what I speak,
Because I talk *******,
Because no one would listen to me,
Because I need to stay silent sometimes,
Because nobody likes the stories I have to tell,
Please don't tell me to shut up,
Just because that's what I need to do.
Listen to me.
Please.

#parents #please #listen #talk #shut #up #express #sad #haiku #semicolon

Apr 2019 Outsider

Star.

Apr 2019 Outsider

Ally Gottesman

Star.

When I was younger, I used to think I was going to be a Star.
Under a spotlight where everyone knew my name...
I was five.

Now, I want shadows and to be as far away as possible.
Hidden and far from consequence,
And even further from myself.
Where my name is not a name,
But just another word without any true meaning.

When I was younger, I used to think I was going to be a Star.
Now, I want to disappear.

I should have jumped overboard when I had the chance.

#depression #fear #confusion #falling #selfhatred

Mar 2019 Outsider

I AM ALONE

Mar 2019 Outsider

Paras Bajaj

I AM ALONE

I am alone.
With just some people I'm moving on.
Some talk less, some talk a lot.
I don't know if they are friends or not.

I am alone.
With some fears I'm moving on.
Some are scary, some are not.
I don't know if they are real or not.

I am alone.
With some deep wounds I'm moving on.
Some hurt more, some hurt less.
I don't know if they will heal or not

I am alone.
With a fake smile I'm moving on.
Sometimes looks good, sometimes not.
I don't know if it works or not.

I am alone.
With some burdens I'm moving on.
Some are huge, some are little.
I don't know if I will repay or not.

I am alone
With some secrets I'm moving on.
Some can save me, some can lead me to death.
I don't even know my remaining breaths.

-Paras Bajaj #PoetrybyParas
Instagram : @mr.parasbajaj

#alone #hurt #darkness #scars #death #fakefriends #secrets

Mar 2019 Outsider

mother tongue

Mar 2019 Outsider

Anne Molony

mother tongue

I’m learning the new language of love
It’s cloudy and I’ve only
broken sentences
already-fluent in the tongue of
drunk hook-ups and
meaningless touches and
compromised endeavors and
disguised intentions

I have never felt what I was promised
I want to bathe myself in it
showers
pools
seas
of infatuation
if it exists

desperate for affection
addicted to the idea
that a soul could long for me

craving something
anything

unreliable arousal
am I unfairly deprived?

#love #language #lust #affection #longing #kiss #want #need #loneliness #misery

Mar 2019 Outsider

Note 16: Hide

Mar 2019 Outsider

Vic

Note 16: Hide

Hide everything.
Words, Thoughts.
Feelings, Cuts.
Good thoughts are spoken.
Bad thoughts are thought.
Letters written,
Emotions bestowed.
Never show,
Never tell.
Hide my poetry,
No one needs to know how I feel.

I'm writing a small poem every day about how I feel or the world around me, This is #16

#note #16 #hide #thoughts #cuts #feelings #depression #poetry #good #bad

Mar 2019 Outsider

im sorry

Mar 2019 Outsider

grace

im sorry

maybe if i didn't push us
to be something we weren't meant to be
you would still be around
and you'd still be here for me

#sad #depression #help

Mar 2019 Outsider

?

Mar 2019 Outsider

Marie-Lyne

?

What if you’re running away
From the things that are meant for you?
What if you’re afraid
Of all the things that can make you happy?