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Erika Feb 2019
my demons
go by the names
depression and anxiety,

and

for as long as I can remember,
I chose not to fight them

except today,

I discovered an angel
in my consciousness,
who goes by happy

and for the time being
my demons
do not
control me.
Hello!

In the past 2 hours, I’ve done more for myself than I have in the past year.

It was never as simple as waking up and deciding to be better than the girl who didn’t want to be. It was a lot of tears, and hurt, and a fire so deep inside I might have ignited the kindling of my own self desire to be happy for the first time in forever.
Erika Feb 2019
you play me

like I’m your PlayStation

except I’m not a game

my heart can’t be won.
Erika Feb 2019
I
don’t
know
when
my
petals
died,
but
I
do
know
that
I
survived
Erika Feb 2019
if I had known you looked this heavenly
I wouldn’t have thought twice before selling you my soul.
but I did. May the Power of Christ compel you out of life.

This whole poem (and the ad lib at the end) are a metaphor. Please don’t take the imagery personally.

Lots of love
Erika Feb 2019
I realized
I don’t have to love myself
I just have to know myself.
Erika Feb 2019
loving you
is easier
than
loving
myself
Erika Feb 2019
how many lies
can one tell
before they start
to believe them
their
self.
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