my teacher the other week made me write an i am from poem.. i hated it, but now i feel like i can write a real one, who reflects who i actually am
i am from everlasting irrational fears about the most unrealistic situations
i am from sleepless nights thinking about the unanswerable questions and feeling scared to dream
i am from a good home, yet i still have problems,
which is something my foster sister will never understand
i am from being made fun of because of my race,
something that i had no control over
i am from jumbled thoughts that never seem to cease
i am from rainy days that are the only thing that seem to bring me joy
i am from feeling no hope about my future,
hoping that the end of the world will come before i have to grow up
i am from fucked up feelings about what’s going on around me,
and a longing heart to be accepted for who i am
i am from people who were scared of me because i spoke of death and decay
i am from believing there is no one good on this earth
i am from a woman who i’ve never met,
who gave me up when i was born, yet i feel utter respect towards her
i am from wishing i was never born,
so i would’ve never had to experience this hell called life
i am from days where i feel completely lost in direction to thinking i know exactly what is in store for me
i am from lost cries for help and senseless pleas
i am from hating just about everything about myself and days where i just want to end it all
i am from blaring music in my ears that when i take out my earbuds i can hear a distant ringing
i am from trying to look for the best in every situation to giving up and always assuming the worst
i don’t know how to end it so im just going to leave it there, sorry that the poem is so long, i was just trying to get out my thoughts
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So powerfully written, insightful + deep…Yet so sad, cause it sounds like you’ve blocked your ability to love + appreciate yourself.
You are special +talented.
Depression lies and makes people feel useless + lacking value.
So I’m sending you a healing hug,
in hopes that you can accept it
to realize how valuable you are.
I’m sure many can/will relate to the feelings you expressed.
In our minds, yet you, unlike most of us, have the ability to give those written words real feeling.
Very impressive. Thanks for writing.
oh my thank you for saying this! I really hate my “poetry” because I never think it’s good, thank you
okay first of all this is a great poem and i thank you for sharing it because it is in a way showing me that others are going through the same thing as l am. you are so talented you should write about your story as much as possible its so good and its so true and realistic. if you need someone to talk to message me, i would hate for someone to suffer wile i am here able to help. i too have suffered and am still going through things but it helps to know that i would be helping others
this is freaking amazing i wish i could write this good