diff --git a/void-fe/data/poems/2023-11-06_where-i-stand.md b/void-fe/data/poems/2023-11-06_where-i-stand.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6901cab --- /dev/null +++ b/void-fe/data/poems/2023-11-06_where-i-stand.md @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +I used to think that I was special, like a rose in a bouquet + +Now I'm learning that my prickly thorns might ruin everything + +I thought I was complacent, thought I knew just who I am + +Now I'm deviating, turns and twisting, awol from my plan + +I should've known + +We're characters all reaping what we sew + +What if I'm not enough? + +What if I'm just a bluff? + +What if I'm not anything for anyone besides when things are tough? + +What if I'm just a trick? + +What if I'm just for kicks? + +I can't say I'm not proud of who I am, just contemplating where I stand + +Every morning brings a mourning, from the things that still decay + +But foundation is a castle built on sand that starts to shake + +I wanted to be Winter, but the Sunrise fits my name + +I wanted to be everything I tried to shun away + +I should've known + +As far as seasons go, I'm waiting out the snow + +What if I'm not enough? + +What if I'm just a bluff? + +What if I'm not anything for anyone besides when things are tough? + +What if I'm just a trick? + +What if I'm just for kicks? + +I can't say I'm not proud of who I am, just contemplating where I stand + +New horizons, new beginnings + +I won't be my own eclipse + +I can ride the solar flares + +Become my own Mistress + +And as long as we're still playing + +Pay attention, listen close + +I'm still terrified of being + +All the things I hate the most + +What if I'm not enough? + +What if I'm just a bluff? + +What if I'm not anything for anyone besides when things are tough? + +What if I'm just a trick? + +What if I'm just for kicks? + +I can't say I'm not proud of who I am, just contemplating where I stand + +Take me back to where we started + +I can't retrace the footsteps buried in the sand + +Guess I know I've just departed + +Made my leap, and now I'm seeing how it goes \ No newline at end of file