you said "i know you" with
such pure conviction that
for a moment i almost let
myself believe it.
until i remembered you
only know what i allowed
you to.
you know my favorite color
is grey.
but you do not know it is
because to me the color
grey feels like only existing
but never living and grey
seems to be all i ever am.
you know i love the
nightfall with the moon and
all its stars.
but you do not know it is
because only in the familiar
solitary of darkness i
ever feel like less of a
burden and more like
myself.
when you asked me about
my desired superpower i
did not hesitate to say
"invisibility". but i never
told you it was because
most days all i want to do is
disappear.
you know i enjoy eating
ramen and anything that
only takes three minutes to
cook. you call it "silly"
but you do not know it is
only because they are all i
can ever bring my worn out
body and mind to ever
make on those rare days
where i do not indulge in
myself starving.
you know i love sleeping.
you remind me every time
you call me "lazy".
but you do not know that i
only sleep so much to
escape from my unrelenting
reality and unforgiving past
that my endless thoughts
never fail to remind of.
you do not know me.
you only know the idea of
me i deemed worthy of
loving.
-a letter for the hidden
YOU ARE READING
drown me in your noise
Poetrywhat's a quote that completely shattered you? a quote that destroyed your soul and your entire being. one that made you cry like you've never cried before. one that still breaks you when you think of it?
