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358 · Aug 29
Hesitation
Bridgette Aug 29
Fingers stumbles to type the words in,
…not knowing what will happen,
I threw my phone back down and decided to go to bed.
159 · Aug 30
Ignite
Bridgette Aug 30
My mind is like a prison,
My heart acts the same,
Except it’s covered in locks and chains,
Deep down where there’s less pain…but my soul it’s like an oven,
It only burns when I’ve grown cold,
Unfreezing the best parts of me,
That I let drift away…
61 · Aug 30
Adrenaline
Bridgette Aug 30
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to hold your breath for about an hour?
Telling yourself “I’ve done the best I could, I just want it to be over”

Have you ever tried to sit on the ocean floor and hold your breathe underwater?
Telling yourself “if I go up for air I won’t be giving up but wait til I’m a little bit older”

Have you ever stared into at a bon of fire for hours without looking away?
Like it calmed your senses to overthink or withdrew you from going out.

The more I think about these things,
The more I think that life gets shorter every day,
So it’s by now I dig my own grave by trying to live my best life everyday.
55 · Aug 25
Barely
Bridgette Aug 25
Day after day I couldn’t stop thinking about him,
It’s incredible how time starts to slip away,
And the pain finally went away but the memories stayed,
But it’s barely faint…it’s barely there, that is of his face, I barely don’t care.
55 · Aug 20
Is and Not p. 1
Bridgette Aug 20
What is and what is not,
Unravel the truth for what that is lodged,
Behind hidden walls I see you walk,
With a stance so tall, so fraught,
A stance that misinterprets the walk that is true,
A mask that hides a face with anger and demise,
But a body that shows a gentle and honest soul,
Deceptively assuming that something is not right with you…
47 · Aug 25
All I Wanna Do is…
Bridgette Aug 25
The hurt,
The pain,
The sorrows,
All unchained,
Broken and shattered,
Lost in the layers,
A lot of loose tears,
A lot of loose ends that has never been put back together for 2 years.

The smashing,
The crashing,
The burning,
All of the screaming I held in my lungs,
Finally escaped,
That felt like glass, was stuck into place,
Replacing me softly,
Wishing it was only poison.

All I wanna do is scream,
Til there’s nothing else for me to scream about,
Nothing else for me to think about,
To cry about,
Feeling numb is what I feel inside,
Pretending “im fine”, so nobody has something to worry about,
But really, I don’t want anyone else but you,
And yet, I’ve seem to have ruined that and messed that up too.

All I wanna do is scream,
And as soon as I do that,
Finally more tears,
Finally more pain,
Finally calm surface,
Finally numbs the sorrows that I’ve kept hidden for so long,
The shaking,
The shallow breathing,
The stained tears that I let flow down my face and not to be seen by others,
Until I exit the hollowed place that echoed throughout the warehouse,
To hear that “I am not okay”.
46 · Sep 5
Stuck
Bridgette Sep 5
I think I lost my will to fight,
I lost my way of the start line to finish,
I lost my will to give it my all,
Able to continue the work I was “given”,
Filling my bones with kryptonite,
Unable to tap into my creative side,
Not being able to think of the positive side of my outcomes,
Instead my mind is empty,
My body is weak,
My eyes bleak…
My decisions are obsolete.
#beingstuck #life #overthinking
45 · Aug 20
Crush
Bridgette Aug 20
And when I did,
The arrow struck,
deep in me that left me stuck,
Paralyzed from the waist up…
Glued on you like time has stopped,
For just a few seconds that felt like minutes,
An unwavering shock rocked,
*** I got a crush…
44 · Aug 20
Is and Not p. 2
Bridgette Aug 20
Whats true and what is false,
A faithful blow that bestows one’s trust,
To one who knows but pretends,
To another who knows but speaks out loudly for all to hear,
A bark that’s far worse than its bite,
I should know,
Was there through it all
44 · Aug 25
Last Encounter
Bridgette Aug 25
When was the last time I written a poem that had lots of imagination?
Lots of meanings describing a page with lots of hidden messages?
Deepening holes within my soul that’s fuming  with ignition,
Probably because I lost it all before writing was my passion.
43 · Aug 20
Damaged
Bridgette Aug 20
How to mend it,
Sow it back together,
Replace what has been broken,
Into a million pieces,
Tape it,
Glue it,
Nothings working…
42 · Sep 3
Keep Calm
Bridgette Sep 3
Breathe in,
Breathe out,
Trying to calm these butterflies inside of me,
By focusing on something else entirely…
Whenever this happens I feel so uneasy,
This, for me, is never a good feeling,
Something bad always interferes with me,
My peace,
Only because I decided to reach out, finally,
But no words were sent back just straight up ignoring me which is understandable,
I did leave a bad taste in his mouth,
Which lead to a misunderstanding.
38 · Sep 5
Fragile
Bridgette Sep 5
I bare my soul for everyone to see,
To see the rawest parts of me so they don’t claim me as being weak,
I write poems to bring out the side of me that doesn’t… or better yet,
deciding not to speak,
I write in riddles hoping you’ll understand my beast,
Sensitive and kind but also overwhelmingly divine,
Beneath lock and key, lies a person so heavenly fragile from mankind,
That once the chains break and reveals what’s inside,
You wouldn’t want to be near someone who always finds a reason to make you cry.
38 · Sep 10
Untitled
Bridgette Sep 10
You say that you’re fine but are you really,
Lost through the vines, can’t see clearly,
Blurry lines clouds your vision, and yet,
You tell me you’re fine but I don’t believe in your lie.

I don’t believe in your lie cause I’ve been through the same story,
I’ve been through them all but,
I’m still climbing,
Walking in a blizzard I walk forward without a flinch, but as I walk,
There are scars and bruises all over my bare skin.

There are arrows and swords,
Tapes and tight bandages,
There are tear stains and closed lips that’s been through the same damages, but the words of “I’m sorry”, I can’t just say that,
Cause there’s more just “I’m sorry”,
That’s been through the same pain.

I know that “I’m sorry” just doesn’t cut it,
There’s more to apologizing than words on a text message,
But saying it in person,
Now that’ll be a real trigger,
How am I supposed to come out and say it,
When you’re the one who’s always getting flustered?

How can I approach you with a face that’s about to cry,
When I’m dealing with the same issue just vise versa? Like two loose ties,
I get it, you’re done with me cause I’ve said some harsh words,
I would be done with me too,
More like saying, I’ll shrivel up and die,
But I won’t cause that just means I’ve givin up on life.

Saying “I’m done” has a lot of meaning,
But do we really have to be done, can we sow back the puzzle?
Can we talk about the issue instead of pretending like it didn’t fizzle?
I hate having to see you and you’re breaking down in clear view,
Only cause one look my way sends you down one, long rollercoaster ride and you hide.  

You say that you’re fine and you ask if I’m okay?
I reply with a “idk” and you ask me why,
I reply with “because you’re fine” and I don’t like hearing another persons lies.
27 · Sep 21
Eyesight
Bridgette Sep 21
What do the people see,
If it’s not me then who could it be,
Locked behind bars like a bird in a cage,
Or a lioness that cannot be tamed,
And yet y’all locked her away,
Not letting her glow when she walks through a crowd,
Of crowded people who looked at her strange,
Just cause she made a little mistake.

What do the people see,
If it’s not me then who could it be,
A wall that separates all,
From the truth than make up and let’s her fall,
Y’all bounded a queen who was ready to jump,
And yet she suffered all that alone,
Not telling a soul who was willing to listen,
Instead you just told and told her to pay more attention.

What do the the people see,
That seems clearer to me,
A diamond stuck in a rough surrounded by rocks not yet turned into sand,
A figure that stepped in so many gold who refuses to bow down to demands,
And yet stands tall when pressured,
Not giving a **** who you guys make her to be,
I will not bow down to your command.

— The End —