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#imtired
I wish to speak, but the words Are locked behind my teeth My skin prickles with the need To crawl out from my skin The urge to slice my own skin Has squirmed its way back My mind knows it's not good It knows that I'm not good But my heart is too tired to care I smile at others with love Thinking of how they wouldn't miss me Of how if I just vanished Everyone else would manage She keeps me tethered She reminds me that without me She might go unsteady So I withstand the suffering All for her, because I love her Because I love my mother More than I could even Begin to love anything Or anyone else in the multiverse
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Apr 29
Apr 29, 2026 at 6:49 PM UTC
Unsteady
It's meaningless yet, I am still here, drinking water, waiting on calls, watching the sky. Yes The universe is indifferent. and also- I miss my dog. She would wait for me and not ask why we're here. nothing is certain and also- Sunlight moves across the floor like it has somewhere to be and for a moment, so do i.
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May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM UTC
and also
In the ocean, drowning my blue skin, gets torn within sharks noticing ****** waters red. The day of the dread suffering as I bled And the mutilation can never be mended. I was once a Christian, before my ****** injecting sessions. I dream of galloping horses   and sweet fallen green leaves How is this going to end, A corner of Oppressed, I still dance impaired.
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Apr 4, 2025
Apr 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM UTC
In The Ocean
"hay lets be in a relationship..." "no I'm good.." "no really, we'd be so great together.." "I'm sure you think that, but honestly, its not something..." "no.. no listen, I think..." "okay but I'm.. I'm not ready... I'm trying to get myself togeth...." "no I've got this, we will be together and I will help you..." "what??... I can't, I'm not well enough to commit to...." "you don't have to, I will help you..." "I know but I'm not well, mentally...  I'm not emotionally..." "I understand you before you say anything, I will carry you, I will be your protection" "I can't do this, its too heavy.." "I will carry you" "I'm scared..." "and I will help you" "I cant do this..." "yes you can, I'm here for you" "I've been through too much, I haven't healed, I need therap...." "I will be your therapy, I understand you" "I don't know...." "think about it. I love you" "I can't...." "I have love enough for us both.." "I don't, I'm not ready, I ..... I ...." "I love you, you are wonderful" "I'm not, I'm damaged, i feel broken.. inside.." "I can fix you, help you, love you. Don't you want that?" "...." "......" "I do but..." "then lets give it a try, lets give us a try.. yes?" "I'm not..." "yes you are, you are ready, I love you..." "you do?..." and that's the story of how i became buggered past retrieval
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Jan 30, 2021
Jan 30, 2021 at 5:33 AM UTC
how not to recover from trauma
“I’m tired.” A phrase that holds a thousand secrets Guys... I’m tired.
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Feb 11, 2020
Feb 11, 2020 at 11:43 PM UTC
I’m tired.
Exhaustion tears through my heart My mind stutters over thoughts My lungs ache from breathing And I’m itching for emptiness.
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Feb 10, 2020
Feb 10, 2020 at 7:14 PM UTC
Exhausted
You still bring me flowers Only to see them die By all the smashed vases you bring along
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Dec 4, 2018
Dec 4, 2018 at 11:47 PM UTC
Your not wrong
I wish for you to remain soft for the world to stop encasing kindness when did it become a synonym for foolish a weakness I wish for you to stop encaging yourself in skin so tough But first, I wish we did not have a reason to toughen up.
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Nov 13, 2018
Nov 13, 2018 at 8:44 AM UTC
Wishes Remain Wishes
What is contained in those years prefacing our story? Memory is a fickle thing- Pieces of mine have been left in storm drains and deep closets Give me what you can- the frayed shoelaces from fifth grade and clip on ties from homecoming dances We can trade these like baseball cards- the patch of woods behind my childhood home for when you learned how to ride a bike Could you spare the day you knew your mom would leave? You can have the time I realized silence is tangible when you want company- it rests heavy on your chest as you sit alone at the table . I take what we've traded and tuck it between my floorboards, in the panels of my walls, in my window frame What was contained in those years before us is safe in my woodwork as you gift it to me And the years to come will hold pieces of me
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Apr 7, 2018
Apr 7, 2018 at 3:42 AM UTC
Splinter
i think about it every time i get into a car. every **** time. it used to be, how fast can i go? can i time the drop to the ascent? can i **** myself can i **** myself can i **** myself? i was eleven when i first realized i wanted to die. i was in a hot crowded car with three uncles who i didn’t know, one who caught me changing and stayed a lot longer than he should have. and the air was like breathing hot sand, and i thought i could just open the door and fling myself out into traffic. maybe i'd turn into a bird and fly free on the wind. when i think about cars i see all the ways i could die. i tremble every time i have to get into a car with my father because i know if he pushes me hard enough i’ll unlock the door and end it. as i was walking to my room on the night of my first suicide attempt, i told my dad i would never see him again. his eyes flicked up from the book he was reading, and murmured out a simple "nice".
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Mar 29, 2017
Mar 29, 2017 at 10:21 PM UTC
why 'nice' is my trigger word
How am I? I'm good thank you! Actually terrified you'll find out I'm not okay. I don't want to explain. Yes! I'm sure! I'm just a little tired I'm tired of my life, and of myself, So technically I'm not lying here. I-I-help-I don't... I can't choke out these words, I'm not the one who normally does this. I don't know what I need help with I do-I have many problems, I just can't bare talking to anyone about them. I can't really explain Actually this is truthful-I can't explain myself I don't know how I need help, but I don't know how to ask. I need advice, but I don't know how to get it. If I came to someone for help, that means major trust was set in place. I need someone there watching me, so I don't slip, but those people can't slip because of me. I keep myself closed off, pushed away for a reason. I am the one who holds people together,  that's who I am. Myself comes later. I need help, I really do. But, so do you.
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Jan 21, 2017
Jan 21, 2017 at 1:58 AM UTC
Conversations
My head is aching as I hear you screaming. My innocent brain is now full of dirt. My ear is tired of hearing every swears you've said My throat is aching every time I try to stop the tear My heart is always in pain My soul is full of hatred. I'm young. What if I died tomorrow? Maybe the pain will go away....
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Mar 12, 2016
Mar 12, 2016 at 9:09 AM UTC
Maybe tomorrow
I'm tired, wish you'd wrap your arms around me, or offer your chest or lap for me to rest my head upon - I'm tired, but I can only sleep if you're here.
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Feb 18, 2016
Feb 18, 2016 at 12:19 PM UTC
I'm tired
I had this story in my head I had this story on my heart Where you were with me Even when it all fell apart I couldn't picture you with anyone else But Satan is sweet Giving me memories that never happened Like the remains of your kiss on my cheek I told myself I didn't care anymore Oh a long time ago But whether this is real Or a joke I'm not laughing I can't get you out of my head See I had this image Where we ruled the world We were just, brave, and true You were compassionate too We raised the heirs to the throne To be as such One time I had a nightmare The kind where you wake in a cold sweat You were asking people to help however they could You were getting married To the loveliest of girls You wouldn't look me in the eye Not even when I cried I woke to tears and shaking hands I prayed that it would never happen again I tell myself that all I want is your happiness But then I turn and think that I'm the only one who will make you so content I want to only think of you when I see you But I can't get you out of my **** head GET OUT I want to sleep I'm tired but now that I've opened these floodgates I don't know if I'll shut my eyes until dawn I have pains in my stomach I feel knives in my ribs I want you to love me But you can't if you never did Take these thoughts from my head Give them to her She's done something to deserve them She's not just a convenience Like a mat on which mud is scraped from boots She's in the right place at the right time to love you and to have you love her too So now again I feel empty When I told myself I never should I feel like I've been used Though you never touched me like the other boys would My thoughts are muddled Like the feelings in my chest As I lay trying to sleep One day may I find rest Now I'll stop rhyming like an idiot Climb out of the valley in my heart Find a boy one day Who has the guts to tell me whether or not he loved me from the start
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Feb 17, 2015
Feb 17, 2015 at 1:46 AM UTC
Help I don't like feeling this way
I had this story in my head I had this story on my heart Where you were with me Even when it all fell apart I couldn't picture you with anyone else But Satan is sweet Giving me memories that never happened Like the remains of your kiss on my cheek I told myself I didn't care anymore Oh a long time ago But whether this is real Or a joke I'm not laughing I can't get you out of my head See I had this image Where we ruled the world We were just, brave, and true You were compassionate too We raised the heirs to the throne To be as such One time I had a nightmare The kind where you wake in a cold sweat You were asking people to help however they could You were getting married To the loveliest of girls You wouldn't look me in the eye Not even when I cried I woke to tears and shaking hands I prayed that it would never happen again I tell myself that all I want is your happiness But then I turn and think that I'm the only one who will make you so content I want to only think of you when I see you But I can't get you out of my **** head GET OUT I want to sleep I'm tired but now that I've opened these floodgates I don't know if I'll shut my eyes until dawn I have pains in my stomach I feel knives in my ribs I want you to love me But you can't if you never did Take these thoughts from my head Give them to her She's done something to deserve them She's not just a convenience Like a mat on which mud is scraped from boots She's in the right place at the right time to love you and to have you love her too So now again I feel empty When I told myself I never should I feel like I've been used Though you never touched me like the other boys would My thoughts are muddled Like the feelings in my chest As I lay trying to sleep One day may I find rest Now I'll stop rhyming like an idiot Climb out of the valley in my heart Find a boy one day Who has the guts to tell me whether or not he loved me from the start
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