POEM STARTER
Submitted by XOXO, Zain
'Yet'
Use this single word as an inspiration for a story or poem.
Nice Weather
It’s nice weather outside.
And yes, maybe I’m drowning.
Maybe I’m screaming out to the world,
My cries silent on my lips.
Maybe I’m falling down, down, down,
Further than I’ve ever been.
And yes, maybe I am _dying_.
Maybe that broken piece I’ve always put duct tape on is finally starting to shatter.
Maybe my whole world is falling apart.
Maybe I don’t even know what it is to be okay.
And yes, maybe I’m terrified for my own future,
Afraid it ends up broken and alone.
But today?
Right now?
It’s nice weather outside.
Just so you know, ‘maybes’ suck. Life itself is a struggle with so much uncertainties. I wake up every day thinking ‘when will it ever get better’? I also know sometimes it’s the hope that kills, but can’t we just keep hoping, keep pushing so we don’t shatter from our depressed souls? I mean that’s more positive and safer, I’d always choose that road. Try finding solace in those tiny hopes😊
I know it’ll get better for us all.
Yeah, it hurts to have hope, but at the same time if we didn’t have it we’d have no reason to keep going. I hope it gets better for us too, thank you
this is real! (even though where i am it’s freezing cold and gray haha) i can relate to this feeling. because sometimes when everything seems to be against you, forgetting about the big things and focusing on the small can really help. this is really unrelated to your topic lol, but a month ago when school was getting tough and i was struggling with keeping up with my friends and my work, there was this little guy pen that i had and loved so much, and i would just take a minute to just doodle with it or play around with it and it always made me feel better lol. i thought i was the only one so reading this definitely made me smile❤️❤️❤️ and stay strong, you got this❤️ if i can do it you can do it
OH MY GOSH I AM SO SORRY. I completely missed this comment, I’m so so sorry😅
Yeah exactly sometimes when nothing seems to be going well, you’ve just gotta find something, even the tiniest thing. No that’s exactly what I’m saying haha, you just have to pause and appreciate something. You’re definitely not the only one, it might be a pen for you and weather for me, but I’m sure that almost everyone has that little thing they always appreciate, even if they don’t realize it❤️❤️❤️ hehe thanks, you got this too!🫶
i missed your reply too so😭😭(i’m so sorry!!)
I completely agree- and yeah everyone does❤️❤️ the tiniest thing can make life worth living. like it’s wonders what a little flower pedal can do.
i’m getting poetic haha😭😂 (writer’s habit) but yeah :)
Haha maybe this post’s comments are cursed🤣
I do that too, I’ll be talking or something and realize I’m using a bunch of metaphors to describe something really simple haha🫶
they probably are tbh🤪
omg right?! when i do that at home my brother calls me dramatic😂 like i don’t do it on purpose i’m just a writer lolz
Yeah exactly! I’ll be ranting on and then be super self conscious about it, like I want to apologize and be like “this is just how my brain is I can’t help ittt”