Fainting Goat

Fainting Goat

UT

15 years old

Posts

  • The Waves and the Sunset

    Noah stared out the window of his house at the beautiful beach before him. Gentle waves brushed the shore, dragging sand away when they left. The sky overhead was blue and clear, and the soft scent of saltwater filled the air.

  • DEPRESSION

    Do you know what it feels like to just float around, not living life?

    Especially when a million people just push you down.

    Pressure builds, and you just want to scream in agony.

    Repressed emotions fight to the surface.

  • Why?

    Why?

    One word. One question. So many answers.

    Why?

    I don't know. Maybe because my brain doesn't work right.

    Why?

    I don't know. Maybe because I can't control my body.

    Why?

  • Bias as I see it

    I think bias is ingrained in humans. No one can escape it. Personally, I have to deal with bias all the time. Between being disabled, being goth, and being queer, a lot of people make assumptions about me.

  • So, I can't be touched.

    I was in health class, and we were doing a group activity. In my group, there was a girl who had been teasing me the day before. I was weary of her, but decided to give her a second chance. I almost wish I hadn't.

Loves

  • Still Here

    Did you ever know how much your pain hurt me?

    That it haunted my sleep?

    That I tried to feel it?

    That I cared even then?

  • The LGBTQ+ Center

    I went to the LGBTQ+ youth center for the first time.

    For a year 

    I stared at the website, 

    wanting nothing more than to go.

    When I finally went, on a Wednesday,

  • Keeping My Promise

    I promised you I would always stay,

    swore on a bond I thought would never break.

    Then came a time everything conflict

    but I meant every word, every bit of it.

  • An old cat's wish

    "Please take care of my human," 

    the old cat whispers to the kitten. 

    "They are scarred and broken. 

    Until my return, 

    take care of my human." 

    The kitten is listening attentively,

  • Depends

    I was gonna write something dark.

    And depressing. 

    But I'm not really in the mood to do that right now.

    I dunno if the world is headed for good.

    It depends on us. 

    What we chose.