Hey, my name is Talasia, but I go by Lay because my name is sometimes hard to pronounce for some people.
Writing poetry is my gateway to venting on how I feel about an issue I'm facing or seeing daily.
I started writing poetry during quarantine in 2020, since the majority of the world was home looking at the same four walls every day. I felt like I was losing my mind as the days passed, so I put pen to paper and my fingers on keyboards. My first-grade notebook is full of different stories I made, which showed me that I have a head full of imagination. But those imaginations never were shared with anyone because I was always afraid to speak up, since I was made fun of because of how I used to think in grade school.
Of course, as time went on, I started not to care about what people thought of me. There's someone out there in this world who is going through the same challenges or experiences that I did before & face today. I chose this writing path to let others know you're not alone, and that through every single flaw you have, you can and will make it through, despite what others say or think about you.
Stay blessed.
So I was sitting at the dinner table with my
parents and they said
"Have you lost your damn mind?"
And quite frankly, I have
NEWSFLASH
They found out their baby girl
let a whole boy between her thighs
Before they thought I was innocent and my life
was perfectly fine
On the inside was a high pitch cry for help
But that cry was rooted so deep into the soil I
mean soul that I completely lost myself
I couldn't identify who I truly was
where I was oblivious and thought my life was
peaches and cream on some 1-1-2
But in reality dialing 9-1-1 was something I had
to subject to
You talking about a girl who hated to (inhale
and exhale) breathe
Who had no respect for herself
and
craved the attention when someone admired
her physique
Who didn't know her true purpose
Who went running and searching for love so
someone can fill her Voidness
But that remedy didn't meet her needs
Who was always scrolling on her IG
Because she hoped one day she can be like
those models she seen
Who were always chilling pool side in a bikini
sipping a Malibu Sunset or whatever
But the million dollar question is behind the
blue skies and a summer tan, are they hiding a
crooked smile and filled with emptiness
Just like how I was?
I mean how could I forget?
I could never, but best believe I'm letting go
and moving on to the better
From undervaluing myself to having a new
perspective
Sounds like a cause and effect
Don't you think?
And don't get me wrong my life ain't 100%
perfect
Cause let's be real nobody is
But I can say I learned so much than I ever
learned before
And that's because I let the man upstairs
through my front door and he began to do
something more than spring cleaning
So to the girl who hated to (inhale and exhale)
breathe
Who had no respect for herself
and
craved the attention when someone admired
her physique
Who didn't know her true purpose
Who went running and searching for love so
someone can fill her Voidness
But that remedy didn't meet her needs
Who was always scrolling on her IG
Because she hoped one day she can be like
those models she seen
There's no way you can fix a broken crayon,
but that broken crayon can still draw a
masterpiece
I hope this message doesn't just gravitate
towards my women
But I hope it gravitates to my men too
Peace
Stay blessed
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