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I walk into my room and sit down. But there’s nothing to feel. Not pain. Not peace. Just absence heavy and hollow. I don’t know who I am anymore. My hands shake. My legs won’t still. My heart drums like I’m being hunted by something I can’t see. I thought I was strong. I thought I could survive being the one left behind. But everyone I loved they left with parts of me. And all their promises were blades in disguise. Now, alone in this dim-lit room, I remember: I am only human. Not unbreakable. Not fine. Just pretending. But slowly, so slowly… the mask slips. The strength drains. And I sink to the floor, fingers grasping what’s no longer there. I try to hold on but more and more, it all slips through. Everything’s slipping. And I… I can’t go on. No more fighting. No more trying. I’m— I’m simply crying. And everything about me is finally dying.
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May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM UTC
Slipping Away
I walk into my room and sit down. But there’s nothing to feel. Not pain. Not peace. Just absence heavy and hollow. I don’t know who I am anymore. My hands shake. My legs won’t still. My heart drums like I’m being hunted by something I can’t see. I thought I was strong. I thought I could survive being the one left behind. But everyone I loved they left with parts of me. And all their promises were blades in disguise. Now, alone in this dim-lit room, I remember: I am only human. Not unbreakable. Not fine. Just pretending. But slowly, so slowly… the mask slips. The strength drains. And I sink to the floor, fingers grasping what’s no longer there. I try to hold on but more and more, it all slips through. Everything’s slipping. And I… I can’t go on. No more fighting. No more trying. I’m— I’m simply crying. And everything about me is finally dying.
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May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM UTC
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