Strengths

as children we laugh
as teens we cry
as adults we hide our suffering
determined to look strong
when inside we are dying.
i think that's wrong
the strongest you can be
is when you accept your feelings for what they are
being strong isn't not having weaknesses 
it's seeing them, accepting them and learning to love them
your downfalls, your weaknesses
they make you who you are 
don't hide who you are.
find strength in your problems
solutions in your weaknesses 
learn to solve problems
instead of making more.

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