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Darkness.
Darkness is your monster
But it is also your friend.
It can give you clarity
Even as it blankets your vision.
It can give you comfort
Even as you feel suffocated.
In life, darkness is a symbol of fear, anguish and misery.
But remember,
Before you entered this world you were in darkness.
You were in a comforting void where you developed and grew.
In dark times, this is where most growth lies,
And when light finally returns,
You were born new.
girlinflames Aug 14
It feels right,
but it’s wrong.

The house looks the same—
and yet it doesn’t.

I’m a visitor here.

The house is the same.
I’m the one
who changed.
girlinflames Aug 15
Sometimes I stop and think—
my God, what am I doing?

I tore away all the structures beneath me
and chose to walk on sand—
or on water.

Why?
Why?
Why put myself
in this place of despair,
this ache of uncertainty?

I could have stayed
right where I was
and everything
would have kept flowing.

Wouldn’t it?
I’m done.
I’ll talk about something else—
even if it hurts,
I’ll put something new in my mind,
be a little less reckless.
I need to change.
Everything changes
Winter cold and grey
Turn into blossoming spring
Flowers dance in colorful rainbows
As the sun smiles warmly

Everything changes
Spring mild and sweet
Turn into heated summer
Deep green trees offer shade
As the sun burns brightly

Everything changes
Summer wild and free
Turn into golden autumn
Crispy wind fills the air
As the sun retreats slowly

Everything changes
Autumn fresh and kind
Turn into hibernated winter
Frozen crystals cover everything
As the sun hides behind clouds

And so like the seasons
I change and shed my skin
From winter to spring
From spring to summer
From summer to autumn
From autumn back to winter

Everything changes
Yet something stay the same
My beating heart
Spreading love and light
No matter the season
girlinflames Aug 11
Everything in life is a process
It’s more about letting go and learning to stay
There is no control
Only cycles and adaptation
Here’s the question:
Do trees cry when their leaves fall in autumn?
They mix into the ground
a blessing to the soil
a party for some passing child
Even the tree understands
that not everything is meant to stay
But from what goes away
a new beginning is born in its place
girlinflames Aug 11
It took me a while to understand
that life happens in active mode
not passive
Everything is beautiful
in my mind
But lying in bed
or sitting on the couch
won’t bring that beauty
into my life
girlinflames Aug 11
I don’t think I only resigned from my job
I think I also resigned
from the role of an extra
in my own life
girlinflames Aug 11
I feel like I’m about to explode
Not from something bad
But from joy, yes
The very thing I once judged
Turned against me
I had no idea the twist life had in store
I spoke so poorly of poetry
Old thing, boring thing
But now my words
Only know how to be poetic
What was poetry again?
Ah
Yes, my life is now this
Everything is now song and poetry
Life is more beautiful, more colorful
My heart has learned
to love speaking
girlinflames Aug 11
I didn’t know
that quitting my job
to follow my dreams
would shake me
this much
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