I've always written poetry alone.
It's a baring of my soul
An event that I want not to share
A vulnerability I trust to none
Poetry is my expression of emotion
A stream of consciousness
and my true self
poured freely onto the paper.
To share that in someone's company
frightens me.
You could glance over at any time
and see
that I am far more
Vulnerable
Twisted
and
Disturbed
than I've always shown myself to be
And you'll ask questions
to which I cannot answer
Because then I will have to face the fact
that I am
Not okay
--
(AN: This and the next poem are a two part thing. I wrote them separately and then realised they went brilliantly as a pair.)
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A Work In Progress
PoetryThis is merely a collection of poetry that I decided to start. It contains works I've completed and will be added to as the year progresses. I wanted to see if I could write a poem a week, which will be especially interesting considering my fluctuat...
