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487 · Sep 2016
Growing Old
Kelly Hogan Sep 2016
Is watching all your loved ones
Die.
Growing up *****. Especially when the people you want to talk to the most are all dead. Just missing a lot of loved ones tonight. It's exhausting.
481 · Sep 2018
Good Night
Kelly Hogan Sep 2018
The words come to me late at night
While I lay in bed, I can't help but
Let myself sink into the absence of light...
And into the mattress.

This is when I miss you.
Okay, that isn't true,
But after a long day
Be it happy or sad,
I realize I can't call
To tell you what kind of day I had.

The words come to me late at night
The ones to tell you that I'm alright
And that I just might
Have found happiness.
462 · Jan 2016
I am (Pt.2)
Kelly Hogan Jan 2016
I am,
Not who I once was
Or who I thought I was.

So...
Who am I?
More high nonsense...
450 · May 2019
Anchor
Kelly Hogan May 2019
I didn't know
That the loss of you
Would stay weighted
Like an anchor on my heart.
And on the days I'm not strong enough
To keep it hoisted
It would come crashing down,
Dragging me into the depths of
Despair.
450 · Mar 2019
Equals
Kelly Hogan Mar 2019
One step forward
=
Two steps away
From you.
I don't know why we grow apart. Am I different? Are you? I wish I had the answer.
438 · Oct 2016
Music to My Ears
Kelly Hogan Oct 2016
Drown your sorrows in music,
It hits you faster than any drug ever could.
427 · Dec 2019
20/20
Kelly Hogan Dec 2019
I hope tomorrow
I wake up
From 2019
Like it was all
A bad dream.
One of the most heart breaking, soul shattering years I've ever experienced. Good thing there's therapy
423 · Mar 2016
Alone.
Kelly Hogan Mar 2016
The thing about living with ghosts is,
You still feel so alone.
414 · Dec 2015
Untitled
Kelly Hogan Dec 2015
The holidays are empty.
But let's be honest,
I am too.

Because all I want
For Christmas
Is to spend time with you.
Short and sweet. No title needed.
403 · Jan 2019
Living Nightmare
Kelly Hogan Jan 2019
When the "dream job" isn't so dreamy anymore...
I'm so lost.
398 · Oct 2020
E
Kelly Hogan Oct 2020
E
I am empty,
Out of gas
On a forgotten road
I've reached an impasse.
I feel nothing, I am nothing, what's the point anymore.
396 · Mar 2015
A Haiku
Kelly Hogan Mar 2015
I dreamt I was you.

You wept when you saw yourself

Reflected in me.
370 · Jun 2016
I'm the Key
Kelly Hogan Jun 2016
Trust me.
Surrender.
Your darkest desire
Lies chained
In the back of your mind.
Let me unlock it.
369 · Jun 2019
Cursed
Kelly Hogan Jun 2019
I am cursed to live
Only in small increments
Of happiness
While the rest of my days
Are filled with the loss
Of friends, jobs, and hope.
Is it worth it? Does the good ever outweigh the bad? Or does life keep you in a torturous balance?
368 · Dec 2019
Dead Dreams
Kelly Hogan Dec 2019
Why are we told
Our whole lives
To chase our dreams
When dreams don't exist
And if they do
They just die.
How unfair.
332 · May 2015
The Phoenix
Kelly Hogan May 2015
The fire that burnt you
is burning us too.
I thought you'd rise from the ashes
like your tattoo suggested you would.
But instead
we are left with said ashes,
Unable to move on,
though we know we should.
Life is more boring without you, my friend.
We all miss you.
309 · Jul 2017
Untitled
Kelly Hogan Jul 2017
I look to the sky and cry:
"I'm living a lie!"
306 · Nov 2020
Apathetic AF
Kelly Hogan Nov 2020
It's like I'm living in small moments of
Other people's happiness.
But who's really 'happy' these days?
Useless ramblings of the numbness that only seems to grow.
293 · Jan 2019
The Imposter
Kelly Hogan Jan 2019
I feel as though I
May be the biggest fake I know.
Perfecting the art
Of acting like I know what I'm doing when
Self doubt clouds my
Thoughts until I fall apart. But
Every time I think of how lucky I am I
Realize I worked hard for this.
Imposter "syndrome" "experience", etc. I can't see what they saw in me when I accepted my dream job. I only hope I don't ***** this up.
287 · Oct 2017
The Things We Do For Love
Kelly Hogan Oct 2017
You're on our small loveseat
Not loving the pain you're in.
I'm on the floor, by your feet
Because I can't stand the thought
Of going to bed without you.
Taking care of eachother when you're hurting/sick. <3
255 · Dec 2018
Untitled
Kelly Hogan Dec 2018
Soft hearts may fold
In a perilous world
But never fully break.
Empathy is not a weakness
245 · Nov 2021
VA
Kelly Hogan Nov 2021
VA
They said that "Virginia is for Lovers"
But instead that's where I died.

That girl never came back
And I have definitely cried

Over the loss of her innocence,
Her empathy and light

She tried to come back
And shine twice as bright

But I told her to stop fighting
That it was alright

That it was okay to break down
In the middle of the night

What happened was unfair
And it wasn't her fault

But now that's locked up
In the back of the vault

I am not she
And she is not me

But without her
Who would I be?
239 · Oct 17
The Voice of Anxiety
Kelly Hogan Oct 17
Is everything okay?
     Everything is great! I had a great day, it's sunny outside, everyone is happy, I love life.

Is everything okay?
     I mean yeah, today was a good day, I got through it fine, it went quick and I learned new things.

Is everything okay?
     I think so, I don't remember anything not being okay...

Is everything okay?
    I don't know, I feel off, did I make a mistake? Did I say all the right things?

Is everything okay?
    Maybe not, is my cat feeling okay? Are my parents alright?

Is everything okay?
     No! I must've done something wrong, I bet everyone is mad at me. I'm lazy, I'm dumb, I can't do anything right!

"Hey, is everything okay?"
     "Oh yeah, totally fine, how about you?"
I don't know why this question repeats in my head when I'm having a good day. Sometimes it's too loud to ignore.

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