when i was a child,
innocent and fragile,
i played pretend
to enter another reality.
with my friends
we played family,
doctor,
and chef.
it was all fun and games
until someone got hurt.
when i was older,
wise and experienced,
i played pretend
so i could imagine my world was perfect.
games like these blinded me from everything
like shutters on windows.
when you apologize
i pretend it's fine
"don't worry,
it's okay!"
"it's my fault, not yours!"
"no big deal!"
"stop apologizing, it's alright!"
it's games like these that highlight our wishes and desires,
but lock up the truth and the facts
in a metal box
inside our small hearts.
YOU ARE READING
up close & personal
Poetry- a compilation of slam poetry/ narrative poetry about the labels we put on ourselves and others, internal contracts, hardships, and difficulties. however, we will overcome and defeat because everyone that said we couldn't, were wrong. we just have...
