The Truth Behind the Mask
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  • Parts 13
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  • Reads 99
  • Votes 19
  • Parts 13
  • Time 16m
Ongoing, First published May 24, 2018
"The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth." -Jean Cocteau. Words are deceptive, leading us to believe that which isn't true. But poetry cannot lie. It is the language of a heart unchained, unburdened by the trials that demand we be strong. Poetry is a crying out of the soul. And so, contained within, the outcries of my soul.

Cover image with the help of oxxlizzyxxo

I wrote most of this when I was a freshman/sophomore in high school. I'm adding some new stuff now and it's going to be more free form a lot of the time I think. As always, read and review!
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𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 ➙ 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺

100 parts Ongoing

MELANCHOLY | Melancholy drips from my fingertips. SOON TO BE A PUBLISHED PAPERBACK. COMING 2025! This melancholy drips from my fingertips so slowly, you begin to forget I even exist. All of me, the hard parts of flesh you could never seem to love, drips down the drain. I am waiting for the day for your fingers to unscrew the pipes, dig through debris and mess, scrape your heart against the rust, just to find me, so we can go through it all over again. Here, in the pages I find myself, in the ink that writes against my flesh, I will whisper the sadness, the heartache, and the decaying for all of the unspoken. Perhaps under this layer of melancholy, the girl I once knew still exists.    First poetry collection in the series. Original poems based off real life experiences. #12 in poetry. Cover template made by @KaleidoGraphix on Canva. 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒚 copyright © May Garner. 2017. All Rights Reserved.