ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀsᴜɪᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇss
ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs.
ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ʀɪsᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ʙɪsᴄᴜɪᴛ
ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ.
ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ
ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙʀᴇᴀᴋ.
ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ
ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜɪɴᴇs ɪsɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏʟᴅ.
ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ
ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.
ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜ!
Aug 19, 2019
Aug 19, 2019 at 10:06 PM UTC
i have dreams about you,
dreams of seeing you,
speaking to you,
crying to you,
and running from you.
what i forgot to mention is,
nightmares are dreams too.
Jun 26, 2019
Jun 26, 2019 at 2:41 AM UTC
"I'll never leave you," (s)he explained.
"You don't know that,
you can open doors,
you can walk,
and it's happened way to many times
for me to believe this right now," (s)he argued.
Nov 2, 2018
Nov 2, 2018 at 2:53 PM UTC
When we were young...
we scraped our knees and
our parents kissed our boo-boos.
When we were teens...
we got bullied at school and
wanted it to stop so we self-harmed.
When we were adults...
we went through our first divorce and
turned straight to the bottles.
When we were old...
we realized no one was there and
we passed of a broken heart.
When we were dead...
we watched over everyone else and
tried to protect them from being like us.
Apr 17, 2018
Apr 17, 2018 at 8:43 PM UTC
I feel like my inspiration to write is dying
the less I am crying at night
I know this probably doesn't sound right
but I can't shake this lack of inspiration
the feeling of it dying
everyday and every night.
Feb 11, 2018
Feb 11, 2018 at 5:34 PM UTC
Suicide- 1-800-273-8256
Bullying- 1-800-420-1479
Self Harm- 1-800-DONT-CUT
Teen Help- 1-877-332-7333
Domestic Violence- 1-800-799-7233
Rape/Sexual Assault- 1-800-656-4673
Lifeline- 1-800-784-8433
Grief Support- 1-650-321-3438
Depression- 1-630-482-9696
Drug/Alcohol- 1-877-235-4525
Eating Disorders- 1-630-577-1330
Homeless/Runaway- 1-800-RUNAWAY
Mental Health- 1-800-442-4673
Sexuality- 1-800-246-7743
Jan 18, 2018
Jan 18, 2018 at 8:24 PM UTC
my mom asks
why i play my music so loud
i tell her i can’t hear it in the shower,
that’s my way of telling her to listen
to the lyrics, to the tone, to the sorrow
she tells me to clean my ears
i reply with the same thing,
no one understands,
silence is violent
to people
like me.
Jan 15, 2018
Jan 15, 2018 at 12:53 PM UTC
people tell me they love how raw my poems are
but as soon as i step out from behind the keyboard
i’m instantly called a ***** for expressing myself
i’ve been called the ice queen
my father agrees
but my mother only asks when i’ll thaw out
i tell her that ice remains as long as the surroundings are colder
others tell me i have an old soul
maybe i just believe in the things unseen
the things between the lines
the tears behind every poem i write are
unseen and will forever remain behind the scenes
—a run-on poem because it’s 1:52 A.M. and i can’t focus
—Chanel Tatum
Jan 10, 2018
Jan 10, 2018 at 7:15 PM UTC
I didn’t know how crazy you could make me, until you left me with a broken heart and tears running down my face popping pills like they were balloons and i was an eager child.
I didn’t know how emotionally attached i was to you until you told me you were leaving me and you said “you can’t do anything to please me”.
I didn’t know how we could possibly end when this was just our beginning how we could start this life and stop it right in its tracks.
I didn’t know how leaving could be so easy for you when all i did was try to make life easier for you.
I didn’t know how to tell you my feelings so i bottled them up thinking you could hear me screaming, begging, and pleading.
I didn’t know.
-C.T.
Jan 5, 2018
Jan 5, 2018 at 5:09 AM UTC
“why are you afraid?” he asked.
“i’m afraid of losing you to another girl who can give you things i can’t. she’ll be thinner, prettier, and better, everything i’m not. and i know i’m trying so hard to be everything i can for you, it’s just not working. i’m so scared of someone coming and taking you away knowing i am not up for competition.” she replied.
-A.M.
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2017 at 3:24 PM UTC