Lizzie Bevis

Lizzie Bevis Nov 2024

I wrapped myself
in your old sweater;
it wasn't the same.
I smelt your perfume,
the scent of sweet jasmine
had turned bittersweet.
I whispered your name too,
I wanted to find comfort
in your empty arms,
but its softness is now
just a ghost of you.

©️Lizzie Bevis

#grief #remebering #loss #sweater #poetry

Lizzie Bevis Nov 2024

Suffering in Kindness

I cradle your worries,
your burdens I share,
yet I carry my own,
a weight hard to bear.
Each word that I offer,
a balm for your pain,
while I swallow my tears
like a soft summer rain.

With every embrace,
I hide what I feel,
for the hardest of battles
I fight to conceal.
So if you could see me,
just for a while,
you’d find in my sorrow
the strength in my smile.

©️Lizzie Bevis

#weightoftheworld #empathy #helping #suffering #carryingon #poetry

Lizzie Bevis Nov 2024

Soul Searching

You think that I do not notice
stars in clear dark skies,
or that absent sparkle in your eyes
and the stillness of it all;
As I lay here silently all night
wondering what might be wrong
and how I can make it right?

©️Lizzie Bevis

#change #thinking #noticing #poetry #makeitbetter

Lizzie Bevis Nov 2024

The Weight of Words

I hear your hollow compliment,
no gilded chains will bind me, see?
Respect my strength;
Please, don’t patronise me.

©️Lizzie Bevis

When someone tells you that your poem is good, but it is a waste of time writing poetry…so rude!
Again, a venting piece, apologies!!

#peeved #patronising #clapback #poetry #venting

Lizzie Bevis Nov 2024

Breathe in, Let it go.

In the depths of despair
hope will fade,
and emptiness will follow;
But, you are not alone there.

A heartbeat within
wills you to be strong,
to find yourself
and carry on.

So, take a breath,
let it in,
Love begins,
let it go…

©️Lizzie Bevis

If I told you that I was diagnosed with mixed anxiety and depressive disorder would you believe me?

I always try to be the positive ray sunshine, to bring a little more light into the ****** world.
We all have dark days, I empathise completely.

I write some of my poems in bed and have pyjama days because I just don't want to face the world, and that's ok…I just don't stay there. ❤️‍🩹

#coping #relating #empty #depression #selflove #poetry

Lizzie Bevis Nov 2024

Just About Surviving

Each fall left its resounding mark,
etched upon her courageous soul.
A thousand times she fell,
yet, rose with gumption whole.

Rock bottom understands her well,
like an old companion who called;
But she became resilient
when internal darkness sprawled.

©️Lizzie Bevis

#carryon #perseverance #depression #coping #poetry

Lizzie Bevis Nov 2024

To All The Poets

I watch you write,
your pen flowing like a river,
each word a current
that pulls me under.
I am ensnared in your story,
captivated and lost
in the beautiful, broken
and hurting depths of you.

©️Lizzie Bevis

What can I say, you all inspired me!
I love reading your pieces, watching your creativity bloom onto this page.
Thank you for being you. 🙂

#poetry #appreciation #art #feelings #sharing #creativity