
trigger warning: to be safe, there are mild allusions to self harm, body image issues, depression etc.
grey skies
and downcast eyes
the lost girl
leaves a trail of
silence and half-lies
in the hopes
that she’ll find
salvation
before the storm
arrives
she has already tried
drawing maps
on her arm
to help her navigate
the cold black nights
but she could never
find the way
before the cross-roads
faded into jagged lines
that mark her skin
with rods of blinding light
and sometimes
she chooses to hide
because she doesn’t want
anyone to see
those thunderous thighs
or for them to know
she only feels beautiful
when she tries to survive
on portioned wind
and the grumble relocates
to the romanticised abyss
under her quivering ribcage
poor ‘sheltered’ girl
who paints fake smiles
when boys assume
and girls criticise
because she doesn’t want
anyone else to build a leaky home
out of self-doubt and desperation
like she does
so she quietly collects raindrops
in the forgotten corners
of her turbulent eyes
the problem is
today and everyday
the forecast is for sunshine
so she tucks the dark clouds
into the back of her mind
and prays for everything to be fine
please don’t let the tempest strike
tonight
this is beautiful
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thank you, I really appreciate that ❤
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Very beautiful!
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thanks love ❤
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Powerful issues taken on by poetry. Well done.
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thanks ^^
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You made something beautiful out of something not so pretty. Great work. 🙂
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thank you for seeing it that way ❤
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You’re very welcome 🙂
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Lovely!
Humans as we are!
Even God’s faithful servants went through the same situations.
All we have to do is trust God. He will hold us in our right hand. He did promise. 🙂
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Sad, but beautifully written.
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thanks sascha 🙂
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Wow is this your own creation???
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yes, everything on my website that doesn’t explicitly say ‘guest post’ is written by me 🙂
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Wow Awesome i am your fan .. What’s your inspiration??
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aw that’s so kind ❤
my biggest source of inspiration is just my own experiences & feelings but sometimes a really beautiful line I read of someone else’s work can also be the basis of something I write! (I will always give credit for this when it happens)
in general, I’m just trying to do more with my life so I have content to write about & read more poetry so I can expand my vocabulary and be exposed to interesting and beautiful ways other people put words together 🙂
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I am suffering from writer’s block hehe i would love to know you more
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ahaha well it looks like writer’s block is a mutual friend of ours 🙂
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Haha
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You should be sending work like this out for publication in literary magazines. Just sayin’. You have that kind of talent, Maggy. Consider it.
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Aw thank you Alyssa and I haven’t because
#1 I don’t even ever dare think that what I write is good enough most of the time
#2 I get too excited after I write something and want to share it right away
but I will take your advice & definitely give it a try!
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Well, for what it’s worth, as a former poetry editor of a literary magazine, I think you could do it! But only, of course, if you wanted to. Nothing wrong with sharing things here, where your readers are immediate and have the ability to compliment you (as you deserve!)
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Yes I definitely want to try, I will let you know if anything exciting happens! 🙂
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You have, with delicate precision, written of silent pain in the loudest words of universal relevance. Beautifully done.
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Thank you although I think the eloquence of your comment puts me to shame 😉
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This is so poignant, and elegantly written! I loved the pace and energy of this, which I think worked well against the melancholic tone of the piece. Very well done!
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Thank you! ❤
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I felt this deep within. Beautiful piece!
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aw thank you, glad you could relate
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