THE PEOPLE AROUND ME ARE IMMENSELY TALENTED
BUT DOUBT THEMSELVES
I LOOK UP TO THEM, IN HOPE TO LEARN THEIR WAYS
LIKE A BABY BIRD LEARNING HOW TO FLY WATCHES ITS MOTHER FLY
THEN JUMPS OUT OF THE NEST AND FOLLOWS IN PURSUIT

I DONT LEAVE THE NEST


BECAUSE IF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT THEMSELVES
I MUST BE PATHETIC FOR EVEN TRYING.

Beads of ink drop onto the page
As I write out my emotions
ink constantly leaking

And soon after

I have tears running down my face
Just like the overflow of ink running down my journals page

Blonde haired

blue eyed

beauty

schools queen bee.

she was a persons definition of

perfection.

she had it all

the big house

the loving family

the popularity.

What she didnt have was a

sane mind.

the times she spent

alone

were the times she

feared

most.

so she kept it to a minimum


she surrounded herself with friends

it helped her ignore the voices

in

her

head.

when she

needed

her friends

most

they werent there to

keep her sane

cause "jake is throwing a party, and its gonna be the highlight of senior year"


so she sat there.

the voices got

louder

higher in pitch

more demanding

as they tried to take

control.

And

all

she

wanted

was


to

shut

them

up.
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There's a new queen bee now...