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My name is Laura
I just don't want to be a
Lifeline a
Lifetime of
Life lies.
Life flies.
Once upon a time,
The fish that used to be a prince
Wallowed in his watery prison
Cursing his incompetence.
Nobody knows my name,
And nobody knows my smile,
I'm feeling like I'm all alone,
at least for a little while.
I've moved away from all I knew,
thought it was the end,
From the city that thrives on violence
Yearning for change
No one is marked with innocence
Everyone stays in their own lane
Where a child's life can be cut short by the pull of a trigga
Its supposed to be like the magazines
Loads of friend in highschool
Choosing your prom dress
Obsessing over dates
But I'm starting college in a month
I have a few friends
And terrified of relationships
I'm up, but I'm not up
I feel like a hot mess
Oh! But wait can't let this make me feel less
The mirror is my best friend
He won't lie, he'll tell me what I expect
What uplifts me?
Such a simple question
But difficult to answer
What does it mean?
"What inspires me?
I started college at seventeen
Not on a whim, on a dream
To show the world who I wanted to be
I was looking for something, something more
Something to show for myself, which could not be ignored
I started college at seventeen
Not on a whim, on a dream
To show the world who I wanted to be
I was looking for something, something more
Something to show for myself, which could not be ignored
I don't write poetry.
I don't.
Existential ramblings, maybe.
Stream-ofconsciousness thoughts
and unfounded social commentaries
made late at night?
SURE.
NOT poetry.
I'm not a poet.
I am stuck in a world that is oh so cold,
but I wont let my surroundings control me.
Because my fight to overcome challenges will never get old,
my strong words have power to me.
It's really quite incredible
How you never failed to love me
How when most people would just stop and stare
You were still there
i taste like skin and cranberry juice
my ankles are weak
and i have permanent bags under my eyes
from where i haven't had a good night's sleep in years
my lips are swollen
