Submissions by hidden_truth

I'll be 17 101406 but you forever to be 9 1-26-22 but your birthday 2/19/23
I am 16 wasting away from the smoke of the burning green since her soul was taken forever young
I was 15 when i last heard her location soul still there young
i was 14 when i last saw her photo she was 6 a year before then
i was 13 finally accepting the youngest not a middle child no longer
I was 12 when I found an old photo of us from visits
I was 11 when I tried looking for you
I was 10 when I lost you to another family
I was 9 and I loved you as a sister
i was 8 when i...

remembering young youth-
we would catch fireflies -
They glow in Palms -
august nights seemed calm.
Days now chasing fireflies-
like dreams -
chasing running-
catch lucky ones that glow-
but only to be dim for a second-
some don’t chase-
wasn’t our firefly-
Liking august still nights-
you were around -
brown eyes glow-
that day  found firefly-
who always sparked
when around-
saw a light in both.
flickers off-
brighter again-
chasing the firefly was worth it to find that spark.
finding...

At a young age, we start to notice numbers
how they grew but descend as well
I however, grew to notice the numbers on the scale
How they would go up or down
Depending if i felt brave enough to have an extra bite

As I grew, so did the numbers on that scale
My enemy wasn’t anyone else
But the very reflection that had shown me
Pulling fat that doesn’t exist
The crying the wishing to see something else
Anything or anyone

Notice the mirror’s endless lies
help reach that number
Or notice how apple cider vinegar...