Beneath the weight of starless nights,
He carved his path through fractured light
A scholar' s heart, though hunger gnawed,
In lecture halls, his dreams he thawed.
No coin to claim a bed's embrace,
Yet courage etched his weary face.
Cold floors, stale bread, and borrowed showers,
But hope persisted through the hours.
“Define your goal,”his voice now rings,
“Let every step to purpose cling.”
Through storms of doubt, he held the flame,
And grit became his middle name.
No grant nor state would stake his claim,
Yet social media fanned his aim.
Strangers became his steadfast kin,
Their faith a balm for wounds within.
Now standing tall, degree in hand,
He maps the way for others’ land.
“Your trials are seeds” he softly shares,
“For blossoms thrive through unkind airs.”
Resilience wrote his story’s creed
Not born of luck, but planted seed.
A testament to hearts that fight,
And turn the darkest voids to light.
Apr 2, 2025
Apr 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM UTC
The truth is that I am scared, scared that one touch will pull the last string keeping me at the edge. I was numb for so long, until I reached new heights of pain. It is scary to think that most people who've experienced tiny a portion of what I go through did not make it. I am scared my will has become faint and foggy, clouding my intent, with every step feeling like it is my last. I am scared to love, I am scared to live, I survive because I don't know anything else to do, I smile to reveal my pain but no one is listening. A facade tamed, you are looking yet you can't see
Dec 7, 2021
Dec 7, 2021 at 8:47 PM UTC
I am not okay! But If I were to start now and tell you how I feel, I would stutter and find no words sufficient enough to articulate the feelings, accumulated over the years. I have been strong for far too many years, my sanity is under involuntary control...it feels as if I am one touch away from derailment. If I fall now, would you catch me or would you let me be the victim of your lips as laughter fills your mouth...
Aug 20, 2021
Aug 20, 2021 at 5:21 PM UTC
The dream so vague yet vividly
Reoccurring untill in focus.
And there you are
Your face
Your shades
Your smile
and you spoke.
The sound of your voice, nautical across my spine
Quelling the day's toils in my mind.
But now acutely awake
still wanting to be hear your voice
still wanting to see your enchanting beauty.
It's a shame hands of a dreamer grasps only air.
Jul 23, 2021
Jul 23, 2021 at 8:02 PM UTC
A dream surreal
A manifesto of emotions follows
Tears running down my cheeks
My frail heart echoes in this tiny room
If I keep my eyes closed, will I see your face again
An attempt is made; eyes shut
But the sun awakens, burns the dream
I awake in fear, shock and scream
Will I ever see your face again?
My anguish, heard from miles
Birds uncomfortably take their wings
Fleeing the terror of my bawls
My life...Is but an intangible dream
Slowly disintegrating.
Jul 14, 2021
Jul 14, 2021 at 9:01 PM UTC
A facade, it was
Spoken words with no meaning
Movement with no intent
We lied to keep the smiles
Atleast we tried
Caressed and teased
With hollowed hearts
And broken minds
We ignored the errors of love
While chasing butterflies
Our doom came so swiftly
Jun 19, 2021
Jun 19, 2021 at 6:33 PM UTC
Even with my eyes closed
I can still see the pain in my own eyes
My mind gives out,
A reflection of me I can not dismiss
Brittle it was, shards it became
Dreams no longer offer the embrace as before
Jun 6, 2021
Jun 6, 2021 at 4:15 PM UTC
Each passing day, life seems a little less meaningful than before, I no longer make an effort to take a breath. If it be my last, let it be. Every effort has ceased, I've become as hollow as I can get, scrapped the bottom of the barrel; trying to find the hardest way to make my easiest exit, being among the living is agony
Jun 4, 2021
Jun 4, 2021 at 6:38 PM UTC
His quietness, was his roar.
Echoes of broken words combined within.
Even the deaf were silenced with no gesture.
The room shook from within,
Taking it all in,
Grasping that he could not be loved.
Apr 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021 at 1:34 PM UTC
Am having to rethink everything, it's been years since your passing and in failing to deal with the pain I've let myself believe that I would never be the same being I was before I knew you. I've let the misery of your departure take control and watched myself as I fall into a pit of depression, one manic decision after another has led me to a disastrous life. I miss you with all that I am and I wish you never had to go away and leave me alone. It feels strange now that am finally reimagining who I am without you.
Mar 20, 2021
Mar 20, 2021 at 5:12 AM UTC