One day, you will return

to the moment you left yourself behind.

To touch the outline of your absence

like a photograph you forgot to frame.

You’ll gather the scattered Saturdays,
the drawings no one kept,
the questions you were too afraid to ask,
the stories no one stayed long enough to hear.

And you’ll remember the slammed doors,

the silence between two people who once made you,

the friend who stopped texting back,

the laughter that vanished from the room.

You’ll walk through those rooms again,

dust in the corners,
and sit beside the stranger,
your hand on his own shoulder.

Only this time,
you won’t hush his laugh.

You won’t close the door.

It will be as natural as breath,

as quiet as light through the curtains

of a house no longer haunted.
This time, you’ll tell him you’re here now.

Every door will open.

And the only thing heard through the hallways

will be the laughter of a child

and the stars in the night sky,

laughing along.

This time, you’ll stay.

I would give you, almost anything,

for the borders, to close.
For our separate galaxies,
to inch, and crawl, ever closer,

winding and unwinding
around each other,
like the red thread of fate,
rocking gently, on twin spools.

I would give up, almost everything,

for my lifeline, to unravel,

if only...

to retangle, around yours,
in a closed,
but infinite loop.

I would give you my all,
my everything

For the distance,
between us...
to vanish.
For the spaces around us,
to suture themselves, together,
and heal,
like gaping wounds.

For the sublime favor,
of feeling you shine down, on me,
in a way no other, could do.

To see all your love,
reflected, in your mirrored irises,
and know that no one,
stands before, or behind me.

And I'd sell my own soul,
without a second thought
just to hear you say

That I'm your one,
your only love,
and no other
could ever

do.

first of all, lets appreciate the wordplay
on your names
That alone makes me smile
second of all, lets adore these three
thirteen year olds
who took the time
to make me smile
to pick me up when I was down
who reminded me I'm not a failure
no matter what my family thinks
Only thirteen, yet so incredibly wise
if only I could acquire their level of kindess
These three worked together
yet separately,
to make sure I was okay
to cheer me up
and to make me feel less alone
And for that, I can never thank them enough.
Thank you Elena, for your beautiful poem and relating words.
Thank you Eliana, for your wonderful poem, and your kindness.
Thank you Liana, for always being there for me when I need you.
Reminder: you may be thirteen, but you are wise beyond your words,
wise beyond your years
and kind beyond your responsibility.
I love you all
Thank you.

They warned me,
Life was unforgivable.

They warned me,
Life hurts.

They warned me,
I shouldn’t expect perfection.

They warned me,
I have to be stronger,
Than others actions or words.

They warned,
and warned me some more,
Everyday.
THAT day i decayed,
In silence.

I NEVER expected,
the world could hurt,
As much as I was told.
Those warnings,
Are so much more.
My limits were tested,
Far out of the shore.  

It’s most Important to head,
Warnings when they come.
Now Im on the run,
From life’s worst nightmares,
That send boulders,
tumbling down my path.

Im forever lost in regret,
Low self esteem,
Health conditions,
cluelessness,
Mixed with dreams.

I hope one day,
I’ll be someone great,
But Im lost for-now.

Even though,
They warned me,
Life would hurt.

I didn’t follow,
What they warned me.

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Describe love using only mechanical imagery.
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Describe what hides in silence.
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Describe a fear that grows roots.
Write as if you're trapped in a moment forever.
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Describe betrayal without using words of anger.
Imagine your dreams were someone else’s reality.
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Describe the sound of forgetting.
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Describe a truth you found by accident.
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Imagine color could bleed — what would it stain?
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Describe the weight of silence between two people.
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Describe a sky that reflects your regrets.
Imagine your breath could leave messages.
Write a poem about a scar that speaks.
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Describe a garden that grows only at night.
Imagine snow that burns instead of cools.
Begin with “The truth wore a disguise…”
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Begin in the middle of someone else’s dream.
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Begin with a knock that comes from inside you.
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Describe a season that doesn’t exist.
Imagine you're made of glass — what cracks first?
Begin with “It wasn’t supposed to end like this…”
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Describe an echo that lies.
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Describe the morning after everything changed.
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Describe the moment the world stood still for you
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Start with a knock at the door
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Write a poem as if it were the last thing you'll ever say
Describe a heartbreak without using the word "heart"
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Describe a wound that won’t heal — metaphorical or real
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Begin with “I remember the sound…”
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Describe a farewell with no words
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Begin with “No one told me…”
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Imagine the wind has a message for you
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Start with a color and let it take over
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Begin with “If I could rewrite yesterday…”
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Start with “I keep dreaming of…”
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Start with “I buried it because…”
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