"Live life lightly"
It's what I try to tell myself
Only life is not light
Too many bricks have piled up onto my back
Too many worries stuffed in between the stone
Too many thoughts etched into the dried clay
So many standards pinned into the skin on my back
Be a good employee, coworker, sister, daughter, girlfriend
Be good to yourself
With these bricks
I now find myself in a continuous battle
Drown
Or drown while trying
What once was a puddle has filled into a river
This river is made up of fears
Doubts
Most of all
What is not mine to carry
I just unintentionally welcomed them in
At the very far side of this river
Is what's most important
My goal in life
More of what I want my life to be
Trudging through
Bricks in tow
I start to feel the water touch my nose
I keep going
The weight gets heavier
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How It Was VS How It's Going
PoetryThese are semi short poems that helped me think about what I was feeling within relationships and myself. I hope these help others or inspire them to not bottle up everything, it will eventually eat you alive. I have plans on publishing them but th...
