23/F I took a creative writting class
in high school where I
wrote and nervously shared poetry
I graduated
began writting it in my notes
on my iPhone
because I didn't have an audience
to share it with
found Hello Poetry
and now
I have an audience 193 followers / 13.4k words
I hope you find someone That makes you turn inwards To search for all the things you were conditioned to believe were to be found outside of yourself and in someone else That makes you realize that you have all the answers within Love Happiness Joy
Can’t you hear my heart Speeding out of my chest As I listen to you talk about your day The subtle way my chest rises faster The longer you keep eye contact The slight strain in my laughter As you make a joke You overwhelm me But I don’t want you to know about it I’m twisting my fingers behind me Hoping that you can’t tell How much I like you That you’re not as perceptive in my baseline As you are in others
We’re all ****** up We’ve all been victims in certain stories We’ve all been oppressors in others So stop pointing the finger Because it’s only a mirror
Come to terms with your maleficence; it exists, even if you don’t acknowledge it.
I guess that’s what makes relationships So precious The fact that you can ruin them Completely obliterate what’s been created Regardless of how much time has been invested At any point One conversation One physical altercation Can destroy it It’s a dynamic system That requires constant maintenance
It’s hard to change drastically overnight Flip your nervous system upside down Starve unhealthy neural pathways to create space for newer healthier ones But small consistent changes Are what you should strive for The patient process is what results in change