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I become tired of this illustrious “look at me, look at me” culture, Of consumerism waiting at every corner, Vanity grabbing at every created insecurity, Promising a future That holds no true roots, And of the ever-widening gap of hate and seperation. I become tired, yet here I am, Caught between two worlds, my own shadows and desires, My own engagement, And lack thereof, My own grief and praise, My own heartbreak And heart beat, My own mistakes, And lessons learned. Here I am, Caught Between giving a f$ck And not giving a f$ck. Somehow within this mess of it all, And my own hypocrisy, I have come to find That I don’t want to see “perfect” anymore, Nor do I wish for the broken, As my heart grieves for this aching world. I have come to find, That what I do wish for, is for beauty to righteously live on. The kind of beauty Found in a mothers love and her hope for the future As she stands before war machines, To protect her children. The kind of beauty in a starving grandfather’s eyes As he gives away his long awaited meal To the wounded strangers which lie before him, And not to be be of noble standing, But because he understands what empathy truly means. The kind of beauty that glimpses beyond shallow measures So it can see its own humanity Glimmering within the eyes of others. The kind of beauty, That takes us away from our incessant nagging minds Which seek to divide, And shows us how freedom is found Within belonging. And I think about this often, sometimes it brings me to tears, About the certain special kind of beauty, which has lost absolutely everything, Yet still dances in the storm.
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Mar 9
Mar 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM UTC
Tired
I become tired of this illustrious “look at me, look at me” culture, Of consumerism waiting at every corner, Vanity grabbing at every created insecurity, Promising a future That holds no true roots, And of the ever-widening gap of hate and seperation. I become tired, yet here I am, Caught between two worlds, my own shadows and desires, My own engagement, And lack thereof, My own grief and praise, My own heartbreak And heart beat, My own mistakes, And lessons learned. Here I am, Caught Between giving a f$ck And not giving a f$ck. Somehow within this mess of it all, And my own hypocrisy, I have come to find That I don’t want to see “perfect” anymore, Nor do I wish for the broken, As my heart grieves for this aching world. I have come to find, That what I do wish for, is for beauty to righteously live on. The kind of beauty Found in a mothers love and her hope for the future As she stands before war machines, To protect her children. The kind of beauty in a starving grandfather’s eyes As he gives away his long awaited meal To the wounded strangers which lie before him, And not to be be of noble standing, But because he understands what empathy truly means. The kind of beauty that glimpses beyond shallow measures So it can see its own humanity Glimmering within the eyes of others. The kind of beauty, That takes us away from our incessant nagging minds Which seek to divide, And shows us how freedom is found Within belonging. And I think about this often, sometimes it brings me to tears, About the certain special kind of beauty, which has lost absolutely everything, Yet still dances in the storm.
heather-moon
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Mar 9
Mar 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM UTC
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