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Oct 2018 · 800
TakeMeGentle
julianna Oct 2018
Take me gentle,
With a sip of water
Because sometimes I don’t smile enough
Take me gentle,
With a grain of salt
Because my edges can be rough
Take me gentle,
Please my dear
I never mean any harm
Take me gentle,
Take me sweet
And you will earn my love.
We need to be gentle to each other and to ourselves.
Oct 2018 · 124
Hatchet
julianna Oct 2018
Stop digging it up
Bury the hatchet
You’ll be okay soon
Just repeat the word stop
And take a deep breath
You need to stop racing
Thoughts in your mind
The past is the past,
Just leave it behind
julianna Oct 2018
Angry because we were in the same room
And you couldn’t even look in my direction...
At me, and you knew,
It was me

I’m so tired and frustrated
I
I’m sad its come to this
My mother forced to greet your solemn face
Shake her hand like you used to, please.

Why did your dad steal your warmth?
What’s happening?
You’re hurting me,
Something that I never would’ve expected

I’m on the verge of tears,
Angsty
Just thinking about it
Thinking about you and all of it

Come back, I beg
I’ll still try to save you
And maybe we’ll fall again

10.28.18
It hurts so much. All I do is miss you and all you do is forget... It hurts. So. Much.
Oct 2018 · 502
Heavyweight
julianna Oct 2018
I am a heavyweight
I carry heavy weights
I can lift heavy weights
I own these heavy weights
I am over these heavy weights
I will banish these heavy weights
I am more than these heavy weights
Thinking. I am constantly thinking about things and meanings and judgements and responsibilities... I’m over it.
Oct 2018 · 328
Teenage Jealousy
julianna Oct 2018
It’s funny cuz I got jealous of your best friend
And I got mad when you were jealous of mine,
But it’s because we want to be together or else be alone.
No sharing.
So here we are,
Sharing feelings between us,
But never saying it.
And we will do that for a while longer
I think.
I’ll see him later and how it goes.
Oct 2018 · 937
Leaving Me Hanging
julianna Oct 2018
Intoxicatingly, mistakenly
You’ve caught my eye and now you’re leaving me
Hanging
At least in my head, I’m better off dead
When you leave me hanging
And you’ve ghosted for days
I’m waiting and waiting
Contsantly thinking about what you might say
Or what I said wrong
Will you reply?
Or just write me off...
Or maybe you’re busy
Maybe you’re tired
Maybe you haven’t checked your phone in a while,
Maybe he’s camping and service is bad

Haha I made myself sad and happy again.

But I’m still left here waiting and hanging and waiting... to see what you’ve said.
Not going to lie and say I didn’t write this while singing it. I’m in a Broadway mood.
Oct 2018 · 328
SAD!
julianna Oct 2018
If it’s not new,
I don’t want it
Because things change
And I hate it
2012 is kinda painful
And if you’re dead,
I hate to listen
Cuz it’s honestly
So sad
I just now started listening so XXXTentacion, which ***** because it’s after his death. I wish I would’ve listened to his music without a tragedy having to occur. Also, I hate discovering inactive or older artists because there’s nothing new to keep up with... no concerts, no new songs, and the fandom seems to be dead. It’s lonely to be with music and your feelings without expression.
Oct 2018 · 525
Colorful Attraction
julianna Oct 2018
It was a color that I’ve never seen before
I knew that it existed, but not like this
It was an attraction that you couldn’t miss
Because our mouths met and we literally kissed
I’m glad that I felt it in my dreams, atleast
Because I can open my eyes and try to see it in real life
Oct 2018 · 579
Daddy’s Little Monster
julianna Oct 2018
In a different reality,
I would be wearing two-toned shorts,
Do crazy makeup,
And dye my hair
I’d carry a bat and wear a shirt
That said I was your monster
I’d be your crazy baby
And you, my evil man
But sadly Harley and The Joker
Don’t think the way I can
I’ve always wanted a twisted love and honestly, we’d have it. But things are different than I want and right now, that’s
what I need.
Oct 2018 · 318
What Fall Looks Like
julianna Oct 2018
I wanna paint a picture of
How much fall hurts
Like a maple leaf dipped in gold
Ripped from my skin,
Leaving behind parallel lines
And dark days
It makes me sleepy,
Cold, and nauseous
A rally for blood and depression
It leaves me wanting people near,
But oh so alone
The yellow and orange
Hurts so bad
This is what my fall looks like.
Oct 2018 · 524
Teen Idle
julianna Oct 2018
I’m laying in bed, eating a pizza slice
Wearing my dark flower robe.
My headphones are pumping
Teen Idle
(Marina and the Diamonds)
So funny, when my mother knocks
“I’ve been calling you,”
She says.
I realize now it’s come full circle
I’m able to be a teen again.
Today was my “last” day of therapy after a year. I’m only going back every few months, as long as I keep doing well. It’s so amazing to think about where I was when I started and where I am now. I’m
So
Much
Better
I’m healthier and I can finally be a teen again.
Oct 2018 · 213
Ghost of An Angel
julianna Oct 2018
Won’t look out the window when she knocks for fear of a Ghost of An Angel.
He made a mistake, so he’s outcasted
But it’s not bad.
Just because something hurts doesn’t mean it’s bad.
Stitches allow you to heal, and until you do you’ll be a Ghost of An Angel.
We’ll be waiting.
The title contains personal meaning, but take it as you will.
Oct 2018 · 295
Masochist
julianna Oct 2018
When I feel something,
I just take a stab at it.
Like a 1-2 motion,
To make the most damage
In the least amount of time.
I want to draw blood
And make it last because
I’d rather feel that than nothing.
I think you could call me
A *******,
Or maybe a sentimentalist.
Whichever you prefer.
Oct 2018 · 458
At Risk (trigger warning)
julianna Oct 2018
Why are we allowed to be at risk?
I’m more likely to die by my own hands than by ******.
We are letting our youth slip away:
Every 16 minutes a light flickers out.
By the end of the year,
We’re down by 800,000
From 15-24 we’re DYING
We are dying.
So let this be a warning to society,
To do something about it now.
Oct 2018 · 1.6k
notice me, please
julianna Oct 2018
I wish that someone was interested enough
In me
To read between the lines and read
Deep
To point out where I failed
And places I was strong
To stalk me and examine me
And notice my song
My rhymes
My patterns
And rythyms
And tell me that they notice me, because I
Would never guess that anyone would ever
Notice me
I’m taking about here and now and always. I want someone to care enough to not just see me, but notice me without me having to ask them to.
Oct 2018 · 282
Share
julianna Oct 2018
Sometimes I forget to share
Like I’m suddenly unaware of the line between my life and theirs.
I can appreciate something that’s not mine,
So why can’t they?
I need to remember to share.
Sometimes I get random bouts of jealousy when I see someone enjoying the same things that I do. Almost as if I had “claimed” it - per say. It’s a personality flaw that I’m working through...
Oct 2018 · 227
Writers For Control
julianna Oct 2018
I’m creating worlds for fun
Having people’s lives in my hand
Is a luxury some don’t care for
I’m a control freak, if I’m honest
And doing this feels so good
I’m not hurting anyone but the character
But a little bit of me
If a reader comes along,
I’ll be extending a piece myself to them
Writing = Control
Oct 2018 · 229
My nightcap
julianna Oct 2018
My nightcap is communication,
because I crave it all day
I spend hours between four walls
And talking helps me get away.
So I stay up late most of the time,
Chatting my time away
Because after all, I have more time
When tomorrow rolls my way.
Oct 2018 · 90
i'd never tell
julianna Oct 2018
It was beautiful,
The way he touched me.
He could be ashamed,
But I'd never tell anyone about
The way he grabbed my waist.
Oct 2018 · 286
Fear Without An Alibi
julianna Oct 2018
she fears without an alibi
that someone will take her away
restrain her freedom
and block the light of day
but fear without an alibi
is just fear alone
and it, without a battle
will never take you home
Anxiety, paranoia... don't give into unwarranted fear. I know *what* is feels like, but *why* do you feel that way? You're okay, I promise. Just make yourself know it.
julianna Oct 2018
These days are full of deaths
And resurrection.
I rapidly shift between the warm yellows
and the sallow blues.
The temperature is fading
And so is my will.
But some days make my bare bones glow
Back to the way they were,
Way before.
Oct 2018 · 3.3k
dissociative
julianna Oct 2018
There are days
That I look in the mirror and see
An unfamiliar face
There’s a disconnect and I’m
Dissociative.
I know it’s me,
But it feels all so strange
To not feel anything at all.
There are off days
When I speak to people
And I feel nothing from their eyes
They’re just empty and I’m
Dissociative.
You want to have some emotion
But frankly,
There’s none there
Because a glass wall has arisen
Between you and the world
And that’s
Dissociative.
Like the time I was walking
And it was a movie all around me
No depth,
Just a two dimensional view
I was
Dissociative.
Or that time that I was floating
In the top right of my body
As only my concious,
Looking down on myself
Because I was
Dissociative.
It’s like someone has pulled the wire that connected you and yourself/the world. Derealization/depersonalization can be scary, but it’s my reality.
Oct 2018 · 279
Fall
julianna Oct 2018
It’s a pit in my stomach,
Feeling nostalgic
For weather changes
And chills.
The music matches
The empathetic nausea
Inside,
But I don’t mind it
It feels kind of good.
I get very nostalgic during season changes, especially getting closer to the colder seasons. It’s a mixture between pure nervousness and nostalgia... the epitome of mixed feelings.
Oct 2018 · 97
LiveLikeI
julianna Oct 2018
Live on air,
Like I do
Change the subject
To lighten the mood
Pick up the pace,
Then fall behind
Stop caring too much
Fall back into line.
Oct 2018 · 311
bad days
julianna Oct 2018
Bad
Days
That
Beckon
To
Be
Back
Again
Will
Always
Be
My
Future.
As another one rolls around, days are an endless wage of uncertainty...

Today happened to be a bad one.
Oct 2018 · 547
Pessimist
julianna Oct 2018
What’s wrong with me?
When it came to dealing with others,
I never saw myself in a negative way.
But now, all I notice
is my pessimistic nature.
Do the cons always outweigh the pros?
No, of course not,
but lately I remember more bad things than good.
I’m constantly learning and bettering myself. It’s frustrating at times because no one has all the answers, but at the end of the day progress is progress.
julianna Oct 2018
It’s in the silence
And between the laughs.
It’s right before bed
And when you’re waiting somewhere.
When you’re tired, hungry, or bored...
It creeps into the
Minutes,
Seconds,
Moments...
That you’re not distracted.
And most of all,
It comes when you’re alone.
(It’s right here.)
When something hurts, it’s easy to distract yourself. But when silence and loneliness set in, it’s a grave battle.
Oct 2018 · 1.1k
Anorexia
julianna Oct 2018
And it was
iN that split  
secOnd that i was
Rather weak.
Eating no longer  
seemed an eXit, but instead
as If it was so, so,
Aimless to do.
Sep 2018 · 1.1k
Stop
julianna Sep 2018
~
There’s been this weight on my shoulder,
Like a strike system:

Every time I do something that
I tell myself is “wrong,”
I add to this invisible weight.

Now, as it’s becoming too heavy to bear,
I realize that the only thing I’ve done wrong is punish myself for being human.  
And it’s time to stop.

Stop.

Maybe it’s time to rethink
my notion of “wrongs”
And believe in the idea that
it’s okay to be imperfect.

So with these words, I finally
relinquish this burden.
I will not hold on to futility and
self-inflicted pain.
I will not spend the rest of my years in hurting in needless guilt.
I am letting go...

And I will be okay.
~
A note, a letter, a reminder to myself to stop and be kinder, more flexible, and less harsh with myself.
Sep 2018 · 355
Siren (Pt. 2)
julianna Sep 2018
“Woe is me, for I make friendships sail.”
The siren girl looked at her tail.
“Woe is me, for the relationships flee.”
She’s sullen, for alone she be.
No matter how she sings the song, the sailors hear it all so wrong.
She wishes to be out of sea and thinks
That legs will make her free,
But oceans will belong to sirens and sirens to the sea.
Sep 2018 · 2.7k
Siren (Pt. 1)
julianna Sep 2018
I like to sing.
Does that make me a siren?
I’ll lure you in, but if you don’t respond, I’ll quiet down my siren song.
I’ll swim away and won’t try again until you’re in need of a friend.
Just ask me and I’ll sing to you in hopes of making us forever,
But most times they just sail away and I’m left swimming here whichever.
I like to sing, and you can too,
But a sailor makes a siren through.
Again I’ll sing my siren song and I will sing them all to you.
Sep 2018 · 227
talktoomuch
julianna Sep 2018
I thought the solution was talking,
But when I talktoomuch it hurts
Because I feel like I’m hurting you

As if taking up your time
With my conversation
Is selfish

Am
I just delusional
Or broken?

Now I have a dilemma
Should I talktoomuch or just never
speak?

I’m going to try shutting up tomorrow. I feel like I ****** up too much air, so I’ll just be quiet.

Let’s see how long it will last...
I might delete this later. I think I’m crazy, but I have an actual dilemma where I feel guilty about talking to much or feeling like I said something wrong ALL THE TIME, so I’m just going to shut my stupid mouth tomorrow.
Sep 2018 · 1.0k
**TW** All / Over / Again
julianna Sep 2018
Pain
And suffering
And evaporated tears
And razor blades
And laxative teas
And skinny jeans
And diet pills
And angry words
And impulsive decisions
And lies
And bleeding lines
And swollen wrists
And puffy eyes
And long sleeves
And stay-in-bed-all-day days
And avoid-the-crowd-for-days days
And won’t-mind-getting-hit-by-a-car days
And bitten tongues
And sad songs
And bleach shots
And fake Instagram posts
And living through YouTube videos
And fasting
And failing
And then no longer caring
And feeling like it’s all over
And then doing it all over,
All / Over /Again
Trigger warning... This poem is to anyone who has ever been through or is going through any of these things. I know your pain. Although I’ve made a major recovery (anxiety/anorexia/derealization/ depersonalization/panic disorder) and am always getting better, sometimes certain things haunt me. My PM box is always open to those in need of a listening ear or a friend.
Stay strong **
Sep 2018 · 718
distortion
julianna Sep 2018
This is to the person
Who lives the way I do...
Whose life is a distortion
Created by the veil
That covers our minds from the truth
That living like this is hell:
The moments you overreact,
You cry and have panic attacks
The moments that you’re in your bed
When demons inhabit your head
When you push away those that you love
Because being yourself is too much
This is to those with this
Distortion,
Distortion that lives in your brain,
Beneath every single headache and then cracked between the pain.
Sometimes I have moments of clarity when I realize how distorted my viewpoints and actions can be. It really disturbing to suddenly come into the realization that something that you did or said is completely unstable, and just a product of your clouded, mentally- ill judgement.
julianna Sep 2018
Scars are not supposed to hurt,
But I run a finger over them and feel
Pain
It’s bittersweet the feelings of this,
Should it be like singing in the rain?
An awkward bliss.
Instead, I remember the initial wound
Instead, I still feel the ghost of you
Yes, scars are meant to heal
But they can still hurt
And hurt
And hurt.
Sep 2018 · 436
I Worry About Him
julianna Sep 2018
I love him and I worry about him
I wonder if he’s in good health
Or whether he’s found someone new
Is he in need of a friend?
Is he back at school?
His whole world was disrupted,
But my world is distorted
So I couldn’t be the good friend
When it was needed.
Please repost this, like this, comment on this, whatever... I need something to feel good about today.
Sep 2018 · 263
Mistake
julianna Sep 2018
If you misspell a word on a paper
You don’t shred the whole paper.
You fix the mistake
And move on.
Note to self not to shred myself up about doing one thing wrong.
Sep 2018 · 230
Age Eraser
julianna Sep 2018
I know that I come off as mature,
But don’t erase my life.
16 is far from 20
And 20 would make me a different person.
So please don’t invalidate my existence
By creating a new one in your head.
Treat me like a human
And please, treat me the way you think I should be treated, regardless of what number is attached to my being.
Don’t be an age eraser.
This poem doesn’t even make sense. It’s a jumbled up ramble of two of my most haunting insecurities;
People assuming my age (usually 18-20s) and then holding me up to some impossible standard of responsibility/maturity that they’ve created AND people judging me for my age/patronizing me/invalidating me when I tell them my age and I’m younger than what they thought (I’m 16 but I am “mature for my age”).
Don’t make me feel bad about my existence just because I’m different than what you think a 16 year-old should be.
Sep 2018 · 170
Left Wide Open
julianna Sep 2018
My door had opened so wide that it broke off of it’s worn-down hinges.
I guess that’s why you stopped knocking and left.
Sep 2018 · 241
Thirst
julianna Sep 2018
Maybe if you hydrate my psyche with a kiss, I won’t thirst anymore.
Sep 2018 · 2.2k
s k i n n y
julianna Sep 2018
Skinny skinny
Thin and skinny
Shrink me down and make me skinny
Exercise or just don’t eat
Run until the furthest street
Why do I always feel this way?
Something’s wrong inside my brain,
It only matters what I weigh.
Skinny skinny
Thin and skinny
Shrink me down and make me skinny
Sep 2018 · 199
Longing of My Heart
julianna Sep 2018
I long for the day that I can unveil my true colors to you, whoever you are.
To just open up and be vulnerable.
Yes, I long for just that.
To the person I hope to see in my future, if they exist.
Sep 2018 · 133
nobody nobody nobody nobody
julianna Sep 2018
Nobody loves me,
Because they don’t know
who I really am.
And how can you love someone
Who doesn’t exist?
I hate this stupid, pessimistic poem... but it’s true.
julianna Sep 2018
you say a cuss word in your head and then you watch something that’ll hurt you and
then you blame everyone else for things you’ve done
you’re not doing well in school because you’re lazy
you’re so lonely, but you’ll never tell a soul then you want them to feel guilty for not noticing
but you hide your pain on purpose
you think that people hate you and they probably do
you’re being reckless for no reason
your emotions are too heavy for the situation
you write poems for attention
you used to follow your head but now you follow your broken heart
when you need help you don’t ask for it
your greatest downfall is lust
and now you’re nauseous because of how disgusting you’ve become
To the person I was and the person I’ve become and the person that I will be or won’t... I’m feeling hopeless and lost and I need help and I don’t know how much longer I’ll be this way
Sep 2018 · 219
Days In A Bottle
julianna Sep 2018
What’s the point of counting days
If they all blend together?
Pill one counts for Saturday, pill two is for Sunday...3, 4, 5, 6, until Friday.
And those are all my days.
Tomorrow will be like today
And yesterday like forever.
Because if anything is futile, it’s that futility is a fact.
Aug 2018 · 449
Backroads
julianna Aug 2018
I’m stuck in the backroads I walked
Many years ago
Because there’s no need to grow up
So now it hurts to wake
And hurts to go to sleep
The only thing keeping me alive
Is the chance of a better me
I’m stuck in the same place and it hurts ...
Aug 2018 · 336
Another Shooting
julianna Aug 2018
I’m afraid
To go somewhere I have the right
I’m afraid
That someone will threaten my life
So many people have passed away
At the hand of another shooting
But at 16, should I be afraid
That the next one could be me?
I am heartbroken and terrified.
Aug 2018 · 616
angry
julianna Aug 2018
I’m not an angry person,
I’m just an irritable perfectionist.
Haha. I’ve told myself this lie for so long, but I’ve now come to realize that it’s the same thing.
Aug 2018 · 302
Broken Heart, Broken Girl
julianna Aug 2018
You’ve left your mark on a broken heart,
On a whirlwind of a girl.
She knows that she’s unstable,
But she considered you her world.
She thinks about you randomly
And digs herself a hole,
So later she can sleep in it
And rest her hurting soul.
Aug 2018 · 120
Me/Us
julianna Aug 2018
Why do we force a smile,
And let the people lead?
Anxiety will end the “us”
And it will leave the “me”
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