I was not always this way. I loved without holding back, I had the most carefree laugh, and I prided myself on honesty. I was a well-liked, good girl. I do hope you believe me. Because I'm no longer that girl. I'm a broken woman. I am a wilted flower in a meadow of beautiful wildflowers. I am her. She is me.
It does not feel like that should be me, though. It feels like I should be social and free. Forgive me my whimsical denial. I just want to be the best me there can be.
B. Tallon
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The Dark Side
PoetryAn anthology of poems written by me. They are honest, truthful, and raw snapshots of the darker side of life. The truths that are never easy to comprehend or articulate. They fascinate and horrify us, because if we were truthful, we all have darknes...