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Kane
17/Agender
for a Soldier who has always been to War, peace feels like the worst kind of Torture. it is the Loud Silence of comfort. a Constant, Creeping whisper - Waiting for the next Bomb to Drop. it is a Flinch at every quiet Noise, even your loved one turning a doorknob is a Gun being Cocked. when you have never experienced safety, the Trauma of Battle becomes home. it is a familiar Hell - the navigation a map of Scars. i wonder often, are they Scared of peace? they never wished for War. they were Involuntary Dragged to Doom. but now, the calm is a Void - and the ceasefire a Siren. always expecting the next Attack - the Tension and Misery, it feels safer than being Unprepared for a peace that might not last.
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Nov 27, 2025
Nov 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM UTC
the Restless Soldier
"I love you" it hurts to know that you consider this true - the "you", it isn't Me; it's merely who i seem to be do you know me beyond my Support? would you still "love" me if I cOuldn't be there? the answer is no, but blaming you wouldn't be fair; it's not your fault that your image of me is contoRt - i feel guilty for not showing the Real me - i feel lonelY, but it's as if i was supposed to be. even if i don't seem to be true the real truth is that i'm the one who loves you.
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Nov 10, 2025
Nov 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM UTC
Who I seem to be
I will run marathons when I grow up When I watch runners, I'm in awe I imagine how free they must feel, how proud at the finish line I have started training It's going well i mean - i'm getting better still, i'm so far away - very far to be fair will i ever be good enough? - I want to run marathons when I grow up other children mock me for how unsportive i am sometimes i don't feel good enough for my parents - they say that i could do it if i weren't so lazy so i run every day until my Muscles Burn. I Ignore the Stinging Pain. I run after school. even at night. Constantly with the goal in My mind. I need to go Faster. Longer. just Improve. i'm not good enough. - my body Hurts. i'm Exhausted. the Pressure Crushes. no - i can't Stop, not yet. i Slow down. my legs Tremble. walking Hurts. i'm Forced to rest. is this really me? no - this isn't me. i'm no marathon runner. i only ever wished to be. i Despise myself for who i really am my body - my mind - my Lack of discipline resting feels like Guilt Exhaustion deepens my Hatred i feel Empty i am a Failure. - i wish i were Different. - I wish to run marathons when I grow up.
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Nov 6, 2025
Nov 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM UTC
I will run marathons when I grow up