you convict of prudery,
but, really, are you blind?
your friends are tired of you.
we said, "welcome to the club."
you cause pain to make yourself feel better.
honey, you'll never be good enough.
you mask your face as a clown to hide your dullness and your scowl.
you toe the water, as if nervous you'll drown in two inches of water.
you say "if you wouldn't say it to their face, don't say it."
i say, "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all."
i hope you know you made people want to die.
don't believe me?
look down at all of the people you stepped on to create the throne you hold so dear.
- java
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diaphanous
Poetrydiaphanous is a collection of various poems written by java around 2014-2016 about enduring parental emotional abuse and bullying at school as well as navigating through major depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety.
