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Writer's pictureTeresa Irene

The Art of Being Invisible pt. 15

Updated: Nov 24, 2018

These are the days I live for

The ones with

Laughter

Sun

Hope

People

When I can enjoy myself

And embrace the days with

Sadness

Darkness

Despair

Loneliness

These days remind me there is more .


Home is not four walls.

Home is not a color scheme.

Home is not furniture.

Home is not decorations.

Home is not a size.

Home is the people who make you feel safe.

Home is the people who make the world seem less scary.

Home is the people who make you happy.

Home is the people who give you peace.


Treat everything in life as if it’s Your

First

And

Your

Last

Time


We know these things will be forgotten in a few years

But for now we’ll keep fighting, pretending it matters

~Drama


We will not shrink to fit into your little box

We will not change our being to help you be secure

We are born of the earth and the cosmos

You cannot belittle us

We are stronger than that.


An artist can make you immortal

They’ll paint you on a canvas.

A musician can make you live forever

Floating through the world on a gentle melody.

A writer will make you infinite

An inkblot on their pages.

But be careful how you treat them

You will forever be remembered by how you made them feel.


This is...

For the fists you make when their words cut deep.

For the smile you show when the pain’s too steep

For the nerves you hide in embarrassment and fear.

For the belief you have that no one is here.

For the pain you swallow and the insults you freeze

For the idea you once had that life was a breeze.

For being the better person even though it’s hard

For hiding behind your walls and keeping up your guard.

For living and breathing and fighting all day long

For being you and for being strong.


Life wasn’t designed to be

Convenient.

It was made to be

Worth it.


The mask you wear into the light

Is not who you truly are by night

The face you show into the day

Hides all the things you wish to say

Don’t be afraid to get under your skin

Don’t dread showing who you are within.


It’s okay to be quiet

It’s okay to be shy.

It’s okay to be hurt

It’s okay if you cry.

It’s okay if the world is a little too much

It’s okay if you feel like you’re losing touch.

It’s okay if you’re angry

It’s okay if you’re confused

It’s okay if you’re feeling broken

It’s okay to feel used.

It’s okay that you don’t always reach the bar

It’s okay to be everything that you are.


Today is the day

Tonight is the night

This moment is our moment

This life is our life.


It’s hard for us to break out of this box,

When we were forced to abide by its rules at such a young age.

It’s hard for us to break out of this box,

When everybody is telling us that we must stay in it.

It’s hard for us to break out of this box,

When it’s all we’ve ever known.


Looking at the stars is a reminder

There. Is. More.


When a star is born,

It doesn’t come quietly.

When a star shines,

It doesn’t dim its light for anything.

When a star breaks,

It shatters, it explodes, it implodes, and destroys everything around it.

You are a star.

Never apologize for that


Sometimes I don’t want to open my eyes in the morning.

I don’t want to remember that my nightmares are actually my reality


The thing about poetry,

Is that a poet cannot lie.

Poetry is the purest form of beautiful brutality.


And I think that is why I love her for she loved me when I accepted love from nobody


When the music stops

And the facade shatters

I hope you’re still around

When the light is gone

And the nights are long

I hope you can be found


When someone has shut themselves off from the world,

When they accept affection from no one.

When they think the world is against them

Love them like there is no tomorrow

Prove them wrong.


A year ago, I never knew how addicting I would find the feeling of lips pressed against mine.

And I never knew how much ache someone’s absence leaves.

But a year ago,

I had never kissed you.


Sometimes you find this world to be just a little too much.

Sometimes this life makes you feel like you’re losing touch.

If you ever feel like all you can do is cry alone on the floor,

Come run to me, I’ll meet you

at my door.


No one should ever make you feel like you aren’t worth fighting for. You are.


Everybody has a story.

Don’t forget to tell it before you’re out of time.


Distance doesn’t determine the strength of a connection.

Effort does.


You are perfect.

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.

Never let anyone determine your worth,

When all they know is sorrow.

Your beauty goes far deeper

Than the surface of your skin.

Never be afraid to show

All you are within.


The waves are crashing on the shore

pulling me out to sea

Your eyes are searching the crowded room

drawing you to me.


It’s time to turn over a new leaf.

Let the tides wash away the footprints of yesterday.

Allow the moon to begin a new cycle.

Let this sun set.

It’s time to see a new day.


©2018





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