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Why Should I Be Honest
January 15, 2022
Why should I be honest
when I know the truth
when it hurts too much
to see my mistakes unravel
to see my friends stare
as if I were sheets of silk
so elegant
so seductive to the naked eye
but blind sighted by my shards of glass
tearing through
leaving cuts
that define the unfinished edges
and watching
as each singular strand
falls apart
by the sheerness
of a delicate touch
staining ivory white
into blood red
telling the truth
carelessness in response
© Sarah M., Blairsville, PA
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Rsnail-925 PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 8 2022 at 2:08 pm
Thank you so much Afra, you seem like a amazing person as well! Yeah this poem took me so long to write but i'm so glad it finally made it to TeenInk.
This poem really means a lot to me, I just got overwhelmed with myself and my life so I decided to start writing. And this is the writing that came out of it. I had written a lot about this piece but my tab didn't save and I lost all of it so here I am trying to come up with something meaningful to say but I can't.
I use writing to just escape my problems, it helps me express what I can never say to people. And that's what I did here. It's just about feeling like I'm not being heard, and when I do try to open up to people they tear me down.
If you liked what you read, feel free to check out my account. And if you didn't like it that's fine too. Have a good day :)