“Loneliness” - PoetikLee Speaking Yesterday I was fine. Today though, I’m tired of being lonely. My story reads as A romance missing The intimate love scene; Heartfelt conversations With deaf friends, And loud enemies. A certain uncertainty Of self. What does it mean to feel Alone from yourself; When the love inside you Keeps its distance As a safeguard; When your potential And your reality Fight to the death To claim your future? I wonder sometimes If I’m the only one That can feel my heart d i s in t e g r a t e String By string, A harp missing it’s Melo y D Yet continuously strummed And plucked from between My empty lungs. And I allow it, Because when those strings vibrate, It’s the only time I feel alive. Like my higher being is listening, Hoping... That I hear what I need. I need To hear you say “l love you” . . . back. But today, I’d simply settle for your Pretending. And again, My higher self stops listening, Because He understands… (Better than I ever could) That maybe… I am not ready for LOVE. -PoetikLee Speaking __________________________ @alchemistpoetry @pennygiannios @s_k_mustafa @nat_so_poetic @ofwhimsandwords @cynical__insomniac @theprettyprovocativepoet @stefanie.briar.poetry @novamarie_poetry @yogsterpoetry @jaclynrose.poetry @hippypenguinwrites @robertcozziauthor @p.speakerpoetry @colour_coded_journal @genierosepoetry . #poetikleespeaking #meyeartgallery #wordsmithsonian #poetry #wanpoetry #houstonpoets #HoustonPoetSociety #streetwritersofficial #poetrycommunitea #bybtpoetrysupport #mentalhealth #suicideprevention https://www.instagram.com/p/CT4196bF9ZR/?utm_medium=tumblr
