Poems from Kelsey Vandenberg
Poetry taught me to express myself
A gift that I hid away
Not knowing how much I needed it.
When you're taught to hide your emotions.
You...
Walls back up
Don't hurt me again
Do I let you in
Let you win?
You don't care
And yet I do
Let me stop
Caring for you
Walls up
Guard too...
Take it slow
One breath
Then another
Day by day
Step by step
Alone is better
Easier
Less people to hurt
Anger
Isolation
Time bomb ticking...
Rejected
Isolation
Hurting more than it should
Why did I get so attached?
Please let me be
Don't make me see your face
Beautiful you
Versus...
Girl in the mirror
Why do you frown?
Do you not see
Exactly what I see
Smart
Kind
Beautiful
Self-doubt
Anxiety
Isolation
Is this your...