yesterday, i was someone distant.
i was a completely different person.
i didn't care about anyone anymore, i didn't even care about myself.
i let people walk over me like pavement.
i kept my head hung low.
the littlest things bothered me,
smothered me, suffocated me.
life was a nuisance.
today, i chose to be someone new.
i changed myself for the better
because i started to care.
i stood up from the pavement and dusted off the footprints,
i was no longer a path for someone else,
then i looked up at a sight i never got to see.
yesterday, i was bitter.
today, i'm trying.
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loss for words
Poetryevery day I'm left at a loss for words. ✘CW: mentions of suicide and self-harm © 2017-2023 alexxiajay, all rights reserved *i wrote this collection in 2017, i have only updated it recently. (fixed some grammatical errors, and changed a few things, b...
