Poetry Writing Contests discussion

I am

I am
A well of tears
Unshed, that have stayed
Inside me for
So many years;
Tears that keep filling up
Until I feel them in my throat
I feel them in my mouth
And I cannot stop a few from spilling out.
Stop!
I say
No more tears!
And I shove the ocean
Back down my esophagus
And feel it churn deep inside;
A satisfying feeling
I have gotten so used to
It no longer feels wrong;
It no longer feels like I’m swaying when I walk
Like my sense of balance will never be the same
Like my inner ear will never sense gravity right again.
I am
What I am
Who I am
And if it never changes I am okay with that
And I think that I will be fine.
I think that it is okay
To be a well of tears
As long as I let out a few at a time
As long as I can still stay Stop
As long as all of them never try to pour out at once.

WHO I AM
I am a girl who rarely smiles,
But has one of the brightest.

I am a girl who cries a lot,
And has anxiety attacks in class at least once a day.

I am a girl who is always doing something,
Whether it's schoolwork, reading, or writing.

I am a girl whose laugh is obnoxious
But gives people with joy.

I am a girl who plans,
Always preparing for the future.

I am a girl whose shy,
Always wanting to stay home on days I have to present

I am a girl whose hardworking,
Always forcing myself to go to school even on days I have to present

I am a girl who likes acting mysterious
Always saying things to make you think

I am a girl who is intelligent
But doesn't let that stay my only quality

I am a girl whose ambitious
Creating goals then not giving up until I succeed

I am a girl who's an idiot
Making mistakes then fretting over the regret

I am a girl who isn't humble
I may cry when I get praised, but it's not because I'm humble,
It's because of my anxiety.

I am a girl who loves compliments,
Fill my ego, if you will

Who am I, You ask.
Well stick around and make you'll see
A whole new side to me

I Don't Know

I used to know who I was
But now I just don't
I guess I'm just the girl
With sad blue eyes
That no one ever knows cries

Am I just the
Not-so-pretty girl
With quick, clever words,
And even faster thoughts?
Because sometimes, smarts and sadness are all I've got

Am I just the
Imperfect girl
Who is just so invisible?
Am I just my flaws?
Because they're destroying me like sharpened claws

Am I just the
Words that spill
Onto my paper?
But I don't think so
But really, I don't know

Bookcrazy ~ And I'm still singing hallelujah, hallelujah~ wrote: "I am

I am
A well of tears
Unshed, that have stayed
Inside me for
So many years;
Tears that keep filling up
Until I feel them in my throat
I feel them in my mouth
And I cannot stop a few from spil..."

You have a way of saying what I'm feeling inside, with words I couldn't ever express...

Emily ~ To the stars who listen and the dreams that are answered ~ wrote: "I Don't Know

I used to know who I was
But now I just don't
I guess I'm just the girl
With sad blue eyes
That no one ever knows cries

Am I just the
Not-so-pretty girl
With quick, clever words,
A..."

This is such an honest poem...I like it

On the surface of the ocean
it is clear
calm
you don't see the war
being fought underneath

It's a fish eat fish world out there
and a fish betray fish
there is seaweed,
choking the life out of inoccents
and predators
granting mercy

Underneath the surface of my skin
my infectious smiles
my feel good attitude
my love for humanity
my shoulders that you cry on
there is a sea
teeming with pain

I am being ripped to shreds
by the various aspects of my identity
told that they cannot coexist
within the same body
race devaluing sexuality
devaluing gender
devaluing intelligence
devauling me
I am an empty paper bag
full of nothing
of the earth
and simultaneously man made

I am a fish
afraid of its own skin
afraid of the water
of the world outside it
of the world within it
of the world within me
too afraid to eat
too afraid to live
too afraid to breathe

but that is not me
not who you see on the outside
not the darkness slowly choking the inside
but a girl
timid, sometimes afraid, always brave
just trying to figure herself out

Sorry that that is so awful, I'll write another one later

~Nadia~♥When You're Happy, You Enjoy the Music; When You're Sad, You Understand The Lyrics♥~ wrote: "Bookcrazy ~ And I'm still singing hallelujah, hallelujah~ wrote: "I am

I am
A well of tears
Unshed, that have stayed
Inside me for
So many years;
Tears that keep filling up
Until I feel them in m..."

Well I'm damn sorry you feel like that, hun. I wish none of us ever did, honestly.

~Nadia~♥When You're Happy, You Enjoy the Music; When You're Sad, You Understand The Lyrics♥~ wrote: "Sorry that that is so awful, I'll write another one later"

shhhhhhh hun, I love it!! :D

Bookcrazy ~ And I'm still singing hallelujah, hallelujah~ wrote: "~Nadia~♥When You're Happy, You Enjoy the Music; When You're Sad, You Understand The Lyrics♥~ wrote: "Bookcrazy ~ And I'm still singing hallelujah, hallelujah~ wrote: "I am

I am
A well of tears
Uns..."

don't be sorry love...but yeah, I agree with you, sometimes life is so hard for so many people, I just don't know why, thanks...

Bookcrazy ~ And I'm still singing hallelujah, hallelujah~ wrote: "~Nadia~♥When You're Happy, You Enjoy the Music; When You're Sad, You Understand The Lyrics♥~ wrote: "Sorry that that is so awful, I'll write another one later"

shhhhhhh hun, I love it!! :D"

Thanks, it's not all that, I was soooooo out of it lol

I am a Natural

I have played many sports
Softball, soccer, tennis
basketball, cross country
gymnastics and dance

I was one of the best
I have flexibility
plus strength and speed
It all came naturally

Coaches would fight for me
I was the best catcher
and the best goalie
a lefty throws off teams

But I had one problem
No sport felt right to me
I may have been good
But I wasn't having fun

then I tried track and field
I started at sprints
then saw the hurdles
it seemed like my calling

Most people fall over
but I never did
I am a natural
and I still have fun

seven sports later
I found my favorite
And I still run it
Hurdles to the end

I am

I am creative and free
I wonder about the world
I hear the birds sing
I see the wind blow
I want to excell
I am creative and free

I imagine magic
I feel awestruck and dazed
I influence the people
I worry about love
I cry for the lost
I am creative and free

I understand mysteries
I say, be yourself
I dream about dragons
I try new things
I hope for happiness
I am creative and free

Title: They Don't Speak For Us
**
After a while,

All the so-called ‘advocates’ start to sound the same.

They claim to want the best for us,

But in the same breath,

They compare us to a missing piece

In a jigsaw puzzle.

When really,

We’re right here,

Understanding every hateful word.

They say that they know best

When it comes to autism,

But they never once

Ask actual autistic people

How we feel—

About a cure,

About being treated like we’re stupid.

About what it’s like,

Being different in a neurotypical world.

This Is Who I REALLY Am

Your ugly
Not good enough
Not as pretty
Not THAT smart
Do a backflip girl
Wow thats cool
Ew your teeth arent perfectly straight
You dont go to school?!
You weird
Geek
A freak
Not amazing
Im the royal princess you be the peasent
I got you this makeup for your birthday present!
Troll
Skinny
Try hard
Wanna be
Little girl
Weak
That LIGHT SKIN CHICK
NOTHING...





no






What?







NO

What do you know of me?
Did you know that Im the descendant of queens?
My blood is thick, rich with the knowledge of my ancestors
Strong girls like me...strong kick-a** leaders
I am NOT some LIGHT SKIN CHICK
Im a Black goddess of God's descent
I AM GOOD ENOUGH
For Me, Myself and I
I face all obstacles
Not sit there and cry
I am a free bird who flys and aint sorry
Hakuna Matata it means I have no worries
No worries of being a geek
No worries of being "skinny"
No worries of using a glamour to "make me look pretty"

Im HILARIOUS
Im a rebel with a cause
I messed up sometimes
We ALL have our flaws

I am a ball of life, full of hope and heart
I am a masterpiece I am a work of art
I am strange, I seem a little funny
I am bold and CRAZY like an Energizer Bunny

I AM WHO I SAY I CAN BE



But you were right about a few things:

I AM a wanna be
I AM weird
I AM NOTHING



I wanna be ME
I am UNIQUE
I am NOTHING you say I am


I am ME
And that is a blessing

Oh my wow thats my new favorite thing ever

Mapledream {Rose Gold} wrote: "Oh my wow thats my new favorite thing ever"

XDXD Aw thanks Maple

No but like theres so much power and feeling behind it and I CAN RELATE!! <3

Mapledream {Rose Gold} wrote: "No but like theres so much power and feeling behind it and I CAN RELATE!! <3"

Its basically years of build up in one poem :P Glad you like it!!