Diana

Diana Nov 2020

charlotte lucas
once said in pride and prejudice
not all of us can afford to be romantic
and it shocked me to silence
it humbled me in a way that i had not experienced

i would call myself a romantic since birth
and because of this
i had always praised marriage
and naively became frustrated
when love and romance didn't permeate the air
with a couple that was going to marry
that is why this statement shocked me

romanticism is a privilege
it would be at the top of maslow's hierarchy of needs
i understand this
and yet
it blows my mind that people get married
not from love
but necessity
for security
and continuing a family lineage

this is probably one of the most profound statements
regarding marriage and romance
that i have ever heard

and as i continue this delicate dance called life
i will look forward to new moments
of humility
which brings about more
compassion
understanding
and knowledge

Diana Nov 2020

the product of looking beneath the surface

your partner
is a reflection
of your self worth
how they interact with you
is a mirror to the tolerance you have with yourself
to the grace you bestow upon your being
the way they treat you
is an echo
to the way you treat yourself
to the way you allow certain behaviors to be accepted
your partner
is a reflection
of the love that you think you deserve
make sure it is one of substance
one of unconditional love
filled with patience grace and fluidity

those that we surround ourselves with are reflections of our inner worlds that we have with ourselves. we have the ability to see and understand more clearly ourselves through those that we surround ourselves with. so, how much grace do you hold for yourself? do you blindly accept abuse, or do you echo a loving radiance to yourself?

Nov 2020

amanda

the weight of a heavy heart

it really is a       privilege to
feel with such a great capacity,
but don’t assume that means
you’ve  lost the  right
to  complain
about
it

feeling your own pain
*****

but feeling everyone else’s too?
good god it hurts

and i think that’s okay to admit

Nov 2020

ghost

Untitled

why should I apologize
for being a monster
when no one apologized
for turning me into one

Diana Nov 2020

beware of assumptions

Sometimes I laugh under my breath
When I am around those
That think they know me
If only they read some of my poems
Would they be shocked
By how much they actually don’t know

I love poetry and a site like this where essentially I can write whatever I want and people are so open to receiving my message whether that be one of sinful lust, morbid curiosity, or deep sorrow that comes in the symbolic form. So, thank you Hello Poetry community for your openness and ability to see a less filtered version of me.

Diana Nov 2020

it’s okay to cry

Would you tell a child
That is crying
To **** it up
Or to stop crying
No?
Then when your inner child
Comes out from its shadows within you
And starts crying
Allow them to
Don’t stop the process
Allow the inner child
To heal
To tend the wound that wasn’t drained
Of suppressed emotions
When you were younger
And didn’t have the knowledge
That you have today