tessa-f - Hello Poetry

You light yourself on fire Trying to destroy the darkness that’s your reality And your whole community comes to put it out. Family, friends, everyone cares when the fire alarm goes off. The hospital assesses the damage Stamps out the flames Then tosses you to the wind. Now you’re just a pile of ash Empty and barren and scorched, People have stopped bringing water buckets these days And yet you still choke on the smoke. People who don’t have depression are obsessed with the Phoenix metaphor: That from these embers you will rise again anew But your depression is an ugly beast That at full strength can even consume a Phoenix. The truth is that you stay a pile of ashes for a long time While you try to rebuild. I just wish everyone would stick around and help with this burned and shaky structure of me. I hate having to yell “fire” Just to get someone to turn the sprinklers on.

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Oct 19, 2017

Oct 19, 2017 at 1:54 PM UTC

Yell Fire

You light yourself on fire Trying to destroy the darkness that’s your reality And your whole community comes to put it out. Family, friends, everyone cares when the fire alarm goes off. The hospital assesses the damage Stamps out the flames Then tosses you to the wind. Now you’re just a pile of ash Empty and barren and scorched, People have stopped bringing water buckets these days And yet you still choke on the smoke. People who don’t have depression are obsessed with the Phoenix metaphor: That from these embers you will rise again anew But your depression is an ugly beast That at full strength can even consume a Phoenix. The truth is that you stay a pile of ashes for a long time While you try to rebuild. I just wish everyone would stick around and help with this burned and shaky structure of me. I hate having to yell “fire” Just to get someone to turn the sprinklers on.

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I wanna write but I'm afraid of what I'll say.

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Oct 19, 2015

Oct 19, 2015 at 7:35 PM UTC

Where do the words go? (10w)

I wanna write but I'm afraid of what I'll say.

2

You make knots in my throat So big I can't breathe.

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Sep 25, 2015

Sep 25, 2015 at 11:41 PM UTC

I Didn't Want to Know

You make knots in my throat So big I can't breathe.

2

That girl dragging the knife, Is she really still me?

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Aug 3, 2015

Aug 3, 2015 at 4:02 PM UTC

Close Call (10w)

That girl dragging the knife, Is she really still me?

2

They're in the quiet whispers, The fingertip brushes, Edge of your smile, Bags under my eyes, Photos we keep, Sponge on your back, The exhaust of your car that drove away this morning: Fragments of my heart That are yours now. I wouldn't mind if you kept them forever.

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Aug 3, 2015

Aug 3, 2015 at 3:41 PM UTC

From Me to You

They're in the quiet whispers, The fingertip brushes, Edge of your smile, Bags under my eyes, Photos we keep, Sponge on your back, The exhaust of your car that drove away this morning: Fragments of my heart That are yours now. I wouldn't mind if you kept them forever.

11

If a thousand wrongs aren't making it right, Why do you still seek my forgiveness?

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Jul 28, 2015

Jul 28, 2015 at 6:27 PM UTC

Stop Coming Back (10wx2)

If a thousand wrongs aren't making it right, Why do you still seek my forgiveness?

2

If your arms are home, I'm on a different planet.

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Jul 28, 2015

Jul 28, 2015 at 11:39 AM UTC

Too Far (10w)

If your arms are home, I'm on a different planet.

2

Come now dear, There is no shame in asking for what you need. This "handle with care" sign Tentatively worn on your sleeve Is your battle cry As you once again bloom tall With your gentle hands wide open Ready to be filled up with as much of this life As your lotus flower heart can bare.

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Jul 24, 2015

Jul 24, 2015 at 5:17 PM UTC

Up From Muddy Waters

Come now dear, There is no shame in asking for what you need. This "handle with care" sign Tentatively worn on your sleeve Is your battle cry As you once again bloom tall With your gentle hands wide open Ready to be filled up with as much of this life As your lotus flower heart can bare.

9

Like a tree swept up in a hurricane, I'm trying to find my roots again.

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Jul 24, 2015

Jul 24, 2015 at 2:47 PM UTC

Common Ground (15w)