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#spokenfromtheheart
I didn’t come here to be seen. I came here to survive. To empty my head somewhere that wasn’t my chest. To spill what was too heavy to carry quietly. I wrote because I had to. Because the feelings were loud. Because silence was louder. I didn’t think anyone would really read it. Not like this. Not in numbers that keep climbing like they have somewhere to be. I refresh and it rises again. And I just sit here staring at it thinking — you’re actually here. You’re actually reading. All I wanted was somewhere to vent. Somewhere my mind could unravel without judgement. Somewhere I could let the chaos have language. I didn’t expect thousands of eyes. I didn’t expect that the things that broke me would reach beyond me. I didn’t expect that my quiet release would become something shared. And I don’t know who you are. But thank you. For stopping. For feeling. For not looking away. For holding space for words that were never polished — just honest. I’m shocked. I’m grateful. I’m still slightly in disbelief. Because I came here just trying to breathe. And somehow you’re breathing with me.
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Feb 14
Feb 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM UTC
I Didnt Expect You