reality

I found it was easier to forget than to hold on, 

a relief to consider myself free. 

I never could’ve realized how suffocating it was to chase thrills, 

trapped in the sweetness of cliche and movie-like dreams, 

but now, when I lie alone, left to exhale everything that went wrong, 

I notice 

the beauty in sadness, 

the magic in being alone, 

and the truth, only said in silence. 

raincity

NY

16 years old

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  • moonstruck

    this night 

    the light is a milky, silvery blue 

    cascading down from the sky

    in rays that look like liquid silk

    dripping off tree branches 

    and coating the world in a cool, heavenly glow 

  • the lover

    love cannot be created or destroyed.

     

    like energy 

    it shape shifts

    following those filled with passion

    and hope

     

    but appearing to leave 

    at the slightest touch of pain

  • sophomore

    She wakes in the early morning

    And stares at the wall across from her 

    A sense of fear overtakes her

    Beginning in the pit of her stomach

    And spreading to each limb

    Coating her in feeling