alia - Hello Poetry

2h

Arpitha

I never posted any of my poems
thought people would worry
I went ahead and posted one today
Turns out no one cared anyway

I posted one of my poems on my instagram story and no one asked if I was okay.

#sad

alia 1d

The Mirror Lied.

I waved at my reflection,
it didn’t wave back.

Just blinked once,
then smirked.

I stepped closer.
It didn’t move.
I asked it,
“Which one of us is real?”

It cracked.
And whispered,
“Not you.”

alia 3d

Code Name 🦒

There’s someone I call by something else,
not their name,
just a word that only I
seem to understand.

They move like they don’t know
they’ve been noticed.
They speak,
and the air changes.

It’s silly.
The nickname,
the feelings,
the way I look up a little too long.

But some things feel safer
when they stay unsaid.

alia 3d

The Sky Gossips

The sky whispered something
to the trees today.
They nodded,
as if they’d heard it before.

I asked what was said,
but the wind just laughed,
and the clouds
rolled their eyes at me.

Honestly,
I think they know
more about us
than we do.

alia 5d

What They See

I am holding it together
There is no weight too heavy
I’m used to the silence
Being alone doesn’t hurt
They don’t mean to forget me
I know I matter
I’m not breaking
I’m okay.

Now read it from bottom to top it reveals what I actually feel.

alia 5d

You, Somehow

It wasn’t fireworks,
or some big spark.
It was the way you spoke,
calm and low,
and suddenly,
I couldn’t imagine
quiet
without you in it.

heh 😏

6d

Rachel

Perfectly Talented

I am not talented
And I refuse to believe that
I am
I realize this might be a shock, but
Talented,
Is a lie
I am not good enough
In 30 years, I will tell my children that
I have my priorities straight because
Perfect
Is more important than
Trying
I tell you this:
Once upon a time
I tried my best
But this will not be true in my era
Perfect is right
Experts tell me
Perfect is better than trying
I do not conclude that
Trying is more important
In the future,
I will be better than no one
No longer can it be said that
I have talent
It will be evident that
I will never be correct
It is foolish to presume that
I am talented
And all of this will come true unless we reverse it

After reading it top to bottom, read from the bottom line by line.