So uh. I've been sharing some darker poems lately, and I wanted to share the truth about my poetry style. First off, I am safe. Just because I write poetry this way doesn't mean I am in any danger. But I've been sharing happy poems for a while now, like Onstage, Blank Years, the yearbook poem, and some of my Mini Poems, but the truth is, those poems are forced. I write them because that's what people want me to write. I'm honestly tired of writing all these cheerful poems, because they're unrealistic and insincere. I might be sharing one more of these poems (one I wrote a while ago but never posted) and that will probably be it. As you might have gathered from Summer's Chains of Isolation, my true poetry style is very dark. Some of my friends call it "emo poetry," but I just call it my poetry. My books are not like this, so don't worry about depressing books in the future. Just some darker poems. I hope you all understand. Enjoy the poem.
They ask how I am And with tears in my eyes and a forced smile I say I'm fine. I'm not saying it because I want them to go away I say it because I wish it were true But it's not. I wish I could tell them The truth, And the whole truth. I’m trapped in my head Where the darkness shows no mercy And I sink to my knees Time and time again it’s always Lost in my fears The delicate glass shatters and we’re Back on our feet, Pretending it’s okay, but no, I just happen to be The one they either love or hate The one they either praise or kill Then one day I will wake up and I’ll Hope that it was all a dream But I can’t suppress catastrophe And I’ll think that maybe it’s just me Who’s falling into the darkest pits of fear I’m trying my best not to break down Seize up Lose hope Give up But I don’t know how much more I can take Day after day it’s the same dumb mistake My life’s on loop and there’s no escape No escape from this dark abyss And I say I'm fine But I'm not.
