let it be so.

if my tears make me weak 
let me be so
I do not care what your knife sharpened words say

if my joy makes me gullible
then let me be so 
I will find truth behind your fake promises 

if my sorrow makes me a push over
let me be so
and go ahead and try, for this sadness holds tighter than any glue

if my innocence makes me impressionable
than let me be so
i will learn when I'm ready, not when you tell me

if my past makes me silly 
let it be so
for it is pointless to try to change what has already happened 

if my plans make me a dreamer 
let it be so 
when has it been a problem, for a person to have hopes?

ad if my words scare you 
with their honesty
I have done my job. 
 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker