poetry saves me everyday
it is a place for me
to retreat and rest from the world
when i feel too tired to exist
it is a place for me to regain strength
to continue to grow like a flower
poetry is like sunlight
warm, welcoming, and inviting
poetry gives me a sense of a new beginning
to find a way to myself
poetry gives me hope
in knowing that maybe
i am good enough for something
Jan 3, 2022
Jan 3, 2022 at 11:22 PM UTC
i must welcome this new beginning / embrace it with gentle hands / my life is not over / it is starting / i know i should open my heart to let the light in / when i open my heart / i bleed, i bleed, i bleed / blood is a discomforting sight to one's eyes / i refuse to allow anything to come in to see it / it hurts to spill this heartache / my life is changing right now / i can feel the world pulling my body in different directions / where i go? which way is right way? / change can be frightening, unpredictable / so is my mind / there's a war zone roaring in my mind / despair vs. happiness: which one will win? / the one i give into the most / this is what longing feels like / do i hide or do i run? / i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared / nothing makes sense and neither does this poem / this body is a messy thing / grief spilt my soul in two and i don't know where the other half is / i will find it somehow / the sun continues to rise in the sky without apologizing / light pours in different directions / i will do my best to always tilt my head / this is where the healing begins / but my god it hurts to be a human / it hurts to be a living creature / i'm a wild one, i know this / & i will try to be a good one / i won't let you down / i promise
Oct 29, 2020
Oct 29, 2020 at 12:08 PM UTC
you take all the broken pieces and start again
build from the ground up
brick by brick, wall to wall
construction is never easy of course
you'll fall a few times
or you may bruise your bones a little bit
breathe in, and breathe out
rest for a moment when it's necessary
Rome wasn't built in a day
remember to replenish your body
when you're out of energy
you can not rush progress
if you're too focused on the results
you'll miss every step wondering
why you're not moving
regardless of the pain, keep building yourself
beautiful cities are also built on ruins
i believe people are the same way too
there is renewal after destruction
Jul 7, 2020
Jul 7, 2020 at 10:40 PM UTC
i have been broke many times
pain still lingers in my chest
i know this now: it will not last
it's only temporary
my soul carved itself
into a bouquet of daggers
to protect myself from
the damage others left behind
to crush me
through all this ache
i remain myself
it will hurt me
it will not destroy me
i welcome it
it is a guest
it is not allowed to stay
Jun 29, 2020
Jun 29, 2020 at 6:42 PM UTC
i will carry the universe
in my hands
in my heart
with my breath
i will carry stars
in my smile
underneath my skin
in my blood
so that way
no one can define me
there is a galaxy inside
in this body
i am infinite
Jun 10, 2020
Jun 10, 2020 at 3:57 AM UTC
when i thought
my world was ending
every time my heart
would break
all the nights i collapsed into myself
i realized i can start over and rebuild
into something incredible
these wounds will
not be the end of me
this is the beginning
call me Phoenix
i will rise from ashes
and be born again
Jun 7, 2020
Jun 7, 2020 at 12:20 PM UTC
life is a beautiful mystery and wonder
full of dreams and miracles
a infinite sky above filled with possibilities
among peace
chaos exists here too
bad days will come but
they will go
just like a hurricane
it will pass
dark days will swallow
your heart in whole
but there is light somewhere
always to be found
it's okay to cry
it's okay to break
joy will pour in
your wounds like rain
if you can't find
hope around you
become it
it is within you
to keep going
to keep moving
to keep growing
despite the scars
you're still holding on
broken souls
become strong warriors
everything will be okay
i promise you
one day at a time
magnificent things are
blooming for you
May 25, 2020
May 25, 2020 at 5:23 PM UTC
it was lovely being a part of your life for a moment. i hope your heart gravitates to where it wants to be safely. so, i’m letting you go now. don’t come back to me with half-apologizes. you stopped talking to me without warning. i am not the reason behind your selfish decision; do not blame me. your guilt does not belong to me. you didn't deserve me. i was not meant for you. maybe, we were just simply a learning lesson for each other's lives. i hope you’ve learned this: don’t treat a girl like she is more ghost than woman. i’ve learned something too: i will not open up my soul to those who does not see the fire within me.
Dec 18, 2019
Dec 18, 2019 at 1:49 AM UTC
being a hopeless romantic is
a tragedy sometimes.
you’re aching for love.
it screams in your throat.
so, you search for it in
love movies, tv shows, music,
the sound of rain, cafés, couples
on the street holding hands walking
towards the sun, a stranger eating alone
in a coffee shop as they're
reading the odyssey, the way
how city lights burn in the dark
at 5am; you assume anyone that
you meet is your soulmate because
you both have similarities in whatever
makes your hearts burn with desire.
you’ve already imagined what
life would be like if they loved you
before you could tell them your name.
the moment you see that they’re not who
you dreamed of, you soon realize:
not everyone around you
has the heart to let love pour in
their blood like sunlight. not everyone
welcomes it into their bodies.
loneliness rises to the
surface of your chest like water.
you eventually break your own heart
because you thought that they
felt your passion start a fire in their soul.
you feel yourself collapsing into ruins,
yet this longing for love is addicting.
you’re always going to crave it, no
matter much it hurts to know
that some people will never love you back.
Dec 17, 2019
Dec 17, 2019 at 7:15 AM UTC
i chase love like a starving beast, wanting to catch it and bite into it. love is a messy thing, i know. i want love. i crave love. i need love. i can never be too full of it. i want to drown myself in it. it is a mess i don't mind creating.
Dec 16, 2019
Dec 16, 2019 at 5:19 AM UTC